See:..........

http://www.metoffice.com/corporate/p...r20030930.html

Thanks for this Martin.
Well well - journalists will have to rewrite their stories and record books
now. Have to confess, I was keeping quiet about this - I was minding my own
business in the Met Office archives at Bracknell about 10 days ago when the
postman arrived. He delivered a parcel. It contained a maximum thermometer. It
was the faversham thermometer (I kid you not!!) after having been tested and
found to be sound. I assume the Met Office have done something similar to the
observer (connection to lie-detector??). I expect they are dusting off a glass
case to display the thermometer right now...... :-)

How can an observer not phone in such a remarkable temperature on reading it
the following morning? Is the media still interested in this story though? In
our fast-moving news agenda, cold weather is topical in the next few days, not
hot (irony intended here!...). Will people still refer to newspapers of mid
August going on about Gravesend?

Julian

Julian Mayes, West Molesey. Surrey.