Graham Easterling wrote:

On Friday, September 19, 2014 1:44:27 AM UTC+1, Dave Cornwell wrote:
Richard Dixon wrote:

On Thursday, 18 September 2014 22:11:57 UTC+1, Colin Youngs wrote:
Thursday 18th September 2014
Charlwood 24.8�C, Andrewsfield 24.9�C, Marham 25.1�C, Farnborough
25.2�C, Gravesend (Broadness) and Herstmonceux 25.5�C, London St
James's Park 25.7�C, Northolt and Heathrow 25.8�C, Benson 26.0�C.

Would be interested to know from those in the know (Roger Brugge) what
the record for today/the nearest +/- 3 days or so is.

Richard

I don't know Richard but I suspect a lot warmer - I believe we get
these sort of temps in October from time to time.
In fact just discovered in my "Wrong Kind of Snow" book that on the
19th Sept 1926 it was it was 32.2C in Camden! In 1952 -3C (assumed night
minimum) in East Anglia - a bit cooler than tonight! I thought I felt
bit chilly in my cot that night ;-)

Dave

According to the MetO the September record is 35.6C on 2nd 1906, in S Yorks.
The October record is 29.9C at Gravesend.

Graham

That Gravesend record occurred as recently as 2011.

--
Norman Lynagh
Tideswell, Derbyshire
303m a.s.l.
http://peakdistrictweather.org