On 14/07/13 09:56, Jared Nigel Fruyton wrote:
Recalling record-breaking 10 Aug 2003,I was at my mother's home watering
her outside plants very early on and feeling the burning heat of the sun
on the neck area by 8.00 BST.
In those days BBC teletext provided hourly updates of Cities and large
towns across the UK and for London the 9.00 BST temp was shown as 26C,by
the time I was home the equivalent temp at 10.00 BST
was 31C so we have a long way to go before matching those high temps so
early in the day.A rise of 5C(9F) in one hour was truly remarkable.
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Yes I agree the current temperatures are far from exceptional, and I
have experienced hotter conditions, however it is remarkable the
contrast between this summer so far and the previous summer. Is it also
starting to become notable just how little rain has fallen around here
since the beginning of June and particularly, the last fortnight with no
sign of any change out to five days. I'm wondering if some places might
experience a totally dry month, which must be unusual.