It's already (11:45) the warmest day of the year along the north Cornish coast. Even on the cliff tops, around 24C at St Mawgan, and 25C at Land's End..

It's been very sunny recently, even over the moors
13th - 11 hours
14th - 10 hours
15th - 9 hours
16th - 13 hours
17th - 15 hours
5 Day Total 58 hours http://www.sunrecorder.net/googlemap...serial=100 05

For some time we've been just south of the frontal cloud, only just the tip of Cornwall sticking out at times. It's certainly too hot for the wetsuit today.

Jubilee Pool http://www.covecottagestloy.co.uk/wp...bilee-pool.jpg is closed today until 2pm, for the official opening (by Prince Charles) and misc Councillors, some of who voted against it's re-opening.

Given that approx 1,000 paid to go in the pool over the course of yesterday, at an average cost of around £3 per head, 5 lifeguards had to be on duty, perhaps Charles will make up the shortfall. Maybe even make a donation to the Friends.

Still, I suppose it's all good publicity.

Graham
Penzance

On Monday, 18 July 2016 12:06:39 UTC+1, Graham Easterling wrote:
It's already (11:45) the warmest day of the year along the north Cornish coast. Even on the cliff tops, around 24C at St Mawgan, and 25C at Land's End.

It's been very sunny recently, even over the moors
13th - 11 hours
14th - 10 hours
15th - 9 hours
16th - 13 hours
17th - 15 hours
5 Day Total 58 hours http://www.sunrecorder.net/googlemap...serial=100 05

For some time we've been just south of the frontal cloud, only just the tip of Cornwall sticking out at times. It's certainly too hot for the wetsuit today.

Jubilee Pool http://www.covecottagestloy.co.uk/wp...bilee-pool.jpg is closed today until 2pm, for the official opening (by Prince Charles) and misc Councillors, some of who voted against it's re-opening.

Given that approx 1,000 paid to go in the pool over the course of yesterday, at an average cost of around £3 per head, 5 lifeguards had to be on duty, perhaps Charles will make up the shortfall. Maybe even make a donation to the Friends.

Still, I suppose it's all good publicity.

Graham
Penzance

Graham. If I may ask, do you still surf and do you swim in choppy seas. I was a coward when I went swimming in Perranporth, when that swell came in and me feet didn't touch the ground plus that feeling of being dragged out , blimey no way.

On Monday, July 18, 2016 at 1:09:26 PM UTC+1, Lawrence Jenkins wrote:
On Monday, 18 July 2016 12:06:39 UTC+1, Graham Easterling wrote:
It's already (11:45) the warmest day of the year along the north Cornish coast. Even on the cliff tops, around 24C at St Mawgan, and 25C at Land's End.

It's been very sunny recently, even over the moors
13th - 11 hours
14th - 10 hours
15th - 9 hours
16th - 13 hours
17th - 15 hours
5 Day Total 58 hours http://www.sunrecorder.net/googlemap...serial=100 05

For some time we've been just south of the frontal cloud, only just the tip of Cornwall sticking out at times. It's certainly too hot for the wetsuit today.

Jubilee Pool http://www.covecottagestloy.co.uk/wp...bilee-pool.jpg is closed today until 2pm, for the official opening (by Prince Charles) and misc Councillors, some of who voted against it's re-opening.

Given that approx 1,000 paid to go in the pool over the course of yesterday, at an average cost of around £3 per head, 5 lifeguards had to be on duty, perhaps Charles will make up the shortfall. Maybe even make a donation to the Friends.

Still, I suppose it's all good publicity.

Graham
Penzance

Graham. If I may ask, do you still surf and do you swim in choppy seas. I was a coward when I went swimming in Perranporth, when that swell came in and me feet didn't touch the ground plus that feeling of being dragged out , blimey no way.

Yes, I go swimming a fair bit, my surfing is limited to bodyboarding these days.

As you get older, there's less & less you can do purely for fun & a bit of excitement. It doesn't matter how old you are, or how crap you are, I'm fairly addicted. Also it's a great form of escapism - just forget the world for a while.

Graham

On Monday, July 18, 2016 at 12:06:39 PM UTC+1, Graham Easterling wrote:
It's already (11:45) the warmest day of the year along the north Cornish coast. Even on the cliff tops, around 24C at St Mawgan, and 25C at Land's End.

It's been very sunny recently, even over the moors
13th - 11 hours
14th - 10 hours
15th - 9 hours
16th - 13 hours
17th - 15 hours
5 Day Total 58 hours http://www.sunrecorder.net/googlemap...serial=100 05

For some time we've been just south of the frontal cloud, only just the tip of Cornwall sticking out at times. It's certainly too hot for the wetsuit today.

Jubilee Pool http://www.covecottagestloy.co.uk/wp...bilee-pool.jpg is closed today until 2pm, for the official opening (by Prince Charles) and misc Councillors, some of who voted against it's re-opening.

Given that approx 1,000 paid to go in the pool over the course of yesterday, at an average cost of around £3 per head, 5 lifeguards had to be on duty, perhaps Charles will make up the shortfall. Maybe even make a donation to the Friends.

Still, I suppose it's all good publicity.

Graham
Penzance

26.8C at Land's End, highest for a few years, a F4 ESE just off the land. Just onshore at Penzance - max 24.6C so far.

Graham
Penzance

Graham. If I may ask, do you still surf and do you swim in choppy seas. I was a coward when I went swimming in Perranporth, when that swell came in and me feet didn't touch the ground plus that feeling of being dragged out , blimey no way.

Yes, I go swimming a fair bit, my surfing is limited to bodyboarding these days.

As you get older, there's less & less you can do purely for fun & a bit of excitement. It doesn't matter how old you are, or how crap you are, I'm fairly addicted. Also it's a great form of escapism - just forget the world for a while.

Graham

Take a look at http://www.cornwallcam.co.uk/ - bring back memories?

Graham

On 18/07/2016 15:54, Graham Easterling wrote:
26.8C at Land's End, highest for a few years, a F4 ESE just off the land. Just onshore at Penzance - max 24.6C so far.

Warmest day of the year to date with a maximum of 27.0C here and with a
DP of 21.0C at the same time, it felt very warm and humid.

UV down on previous days with 'just' 7.9.

We really could do with some rain but looking at the long range forecast
it seems that here in the deep south, there's none on offer for the next
week at least.

The garden grass has gone from green to brown in under a week and the
hills out back are now turning brown too. This part of Devonshire is no
longer the lush, pastoral landscape it normally is.

Today, the offshore SSTs at 1 metre depth in Lyme Bay exceeded 20C for
the first time this summer.

--
Nick Gardner
Otter Valley, Devon
20 m amsl
http://www.ottervalleyweather.me.uk

Nick Gardner wrote:

On 18/07/2016 15:54, Graham Easterling wrote:
26.8C at Land's End, highest for a few years, a F4 ESE just off the land.
Just onshore at Penzance - max 24.6C so far.

Warmest day of the year to date with a maximum of 27.0C here and with a DP of
21.0C at the same time, it felt very warm and humid.

UV down on previous days with 'just' 7.9.

We really could do with some rain but looking at the long range forecast it
seems that here in the deep south, there's none on offer for the next week at
least.

The garden grass has gone from green to brown in under a week and the hills
out back are now turning brown too. This part of Devonshire is no longer the
lush, pastoral landscape it normally is.



As always, Nick, we live on different planets! I've never seen the Peak
District as lush and green in mid-July as it is this year. The greenkeepers on
the golf course are struggling to keep the growth in check. The farmers are
having a bumper crop of grass for winter feed. The very wet June has been
largely responsible.

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