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Old July 16th 03, 09:21 PM posted to uk.sci.weather
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Default Nw Manchester very hot!

It feels like 28C, fortunately I'm nightshift so should be a bit cooler when
going to work. The sensor I'm using is located at the back of the house on a
north facing wall so seems reasonably accurate.

"Paul Evans" wrote in message
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"jkm" wrote in message
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Check http://www.ukstorms.com/ and cliick on live lightening data.

Should
give you a fair idea of what's going on. Just as I posted the last post
(isn't that a military thing?) the storm seemed to reverse direction a
little.
Not quite as warm as yourselves but 28C on the west coast of Scotland
(Irvine) is still the highest seen since I got the weather station about

3
years ago.


Thanks for the link. It seems that the storm is trailing northwards, but

seems
to be avoiding Manchester altogether. As I look outside, the clouds are

starting
to come in from the south, but there appears to be nothing that looks like

storm
clouds.

28C on the west coast of Scotland? Is the on-shore breeze making it feel

cooler
than that, or does it feel that hot? The problem here is that the wind is

no
cooler than the ambient air temp itself. I can't take accurate outdoor

readings
because the sun causes the sensor to overheat, giving erroneous temps like

37.8C
(which is what it reads at the moment), though it fares far better on

overcast
days.

Enjoy the heat while it lasts!

Paul.