Beauty is in the eye of the beholder :-) In this part of the SE it was,
for me, just about the perfect summer day. The stickiness of yesterday
had all gone and the intermittent cloud cover kept the temperature in
the high teens. There was a pleasant coolish breeze too. Not an ideal
day, though, for those who like hot sunshine.

I'm surprised at the low temperature readings as in the Liphook area
of Hampshire it felt seasonably warm, about 21 or 22C. That area does
have a lot of sandy soil though which is supposed to make things
warmer?
I could comfortably stay still around 6pm in light clothing anyhow.

Nick

"Steve J" wrote in message
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On 27 Aug, 19:18, "Dave R.[west London]" non wrote:
well so far the replies seem to be from those in the South West which
appear
to be really happy with perhaps rather more in the way of sunshine than
here
in the SE. Its just not warm enough, I dont call 20C warm for Late
August
and with this Northerly flow around the High which is still too far West,
no
matter what the rest of you enjoy - you are obviously all active
gardeners
or do it yourselfers that dont feel the cold. I just wanna laze in the
hammock. Definitely no sitting out in the garden chairs after 6pm
already!
and its not even late September yet, though it feels like it. I still say
the High is too far West and continue to moan.

Dave

The average temperature at this time of the year in the Midlands is
20C - I think you will find it si 22C in London and the SE - that can
still be cool by evening in the hammock:-)

Steve J

is it really that low well thanks just shows you what i've been used to for
the some of the previous years
however july and august have not been hot and humid in london like was usual
Dave

On 27 Aug, 21:14, "Dave R.[west London]" non wrote:
is it really that low well thanks just shows you what i've been used to for
the some of the previous years
however july and august have not been hot and humid in london like was usual

Dave

This is normal, and for those of us around in the 1960's, this was
ABOVE NORMAL, so enjoy it while you can - it will be autumn in 4 days
time FFS!!!!!!

Steve J

Squelching through the mud, at "Dave R.[west London]" non ,
blathered on thus, and it became the following missive...


"Steve J" wrote in message
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The average temperature at this time of the year in the Midlands is
20C - I think you will find it si 22C in London and the SE - that can
still be cool by evening in the hammock:-)

Steve J

is it really that low well thanks just shows you what i've been used to for
the some of the previous years
however july and august have not been hot and humid in london like was usual
Dave


Thats not usual for the last 30 years. The last 10 perhaps but longterm? Oh no.
Besides, what have you to complain about, just cos you can't sit out of an
evening? At the moment, we're just glad to see consecutive days without rain up
here. You have nothing to moan about.
--
Rob C. Overfield
Hull

"Dave R.[west London]" non wrote in message
...
well so far the replies seem to be from those in the South West which
appear to be really happy with perhaps rather more in the way of sunshine
than here in the SE. Its just not warm enough, I dont call 20C warm for
Late August and with this Northerly flow around the High which is still
too far West, no matter what the rest of you enjoy - you are obviously all
active gardeners or do it yourselfers that dont feel the cold. I just
wanna laze in the hammock. Definitely no sitting out in the garden chairs
after 6pm already! and its not even late September yet, though it feels
like it. I still say the High is too far West and continue to moan.
DaveR west London

As I said a few weeks ago Dave it seems that high pressure forms everywhere
around but has largely avoided the UK this summer. This is continuing the
trend. Fronts are getting dragged around the present high so despite a
better overall synopsis we are still faced with mountains of cloud blocking
out the late summer sun. West London looks good this morning.

EGLL 280850Z 09007KT CAVOK 16/10 Q1023 NOSIG

On 27 Aug, 21:47, Steve J wrote:





This is normal, and for those of us around in the 1960's, this was
ABOVE NORMAL, so enjoy it while you can - it will be autumn in 4 days
time FFS!!!!!!

Steve J

Too right. For those with short (or even no) memories I suggest you
may like to visit

http://www.personal.dundee.ac.uk/~ta...er_in_july.htm

or either of the other two summer months for that matter. May I
recommend you start by reading about July 1956?

"David Haggas" wrote in message
...

"Dave R.[west London]" non wrote in message
...
well so far the replies seem to be from those in the South West which
appear to be really happy with perhaps rather more in the way of sunshine
than here in the SE. Its just not warm enough, I dont call 20C warm for
Late August and with this Northerly flow around the High which is still
too far West, no matter what the rest of you enjoy - you are obviously
all active gardeners or do it yourselfers that dont feel the cold. I just
wanna laze in the hammock. Definitely no sitting out in the garden chairs
after 6pm already! and its not even late September yet, though it feels
like it. I still say the High is too far West and continue to moan.
DaveR west London

As I said a few weeks ago Dave it seems that high pressure forms
everywhere around but has largely avoided the UK this summer. This is
continuing the trend. Fronts are getting dragged around the present high
so despite a better overall synopsis we are still faced with mountains of
cloud blocking out the late summer sun. West London looks good this
morning.

This must be one of the most boring set-ups.
A NW flow giving slightly below to average temps. possibly breezy
and quoite a lot of cloud.
--
Col

Bolton, Lancashire
160m asl