Here comes the "Hottest Month on Record" confirmation from the BBC: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/5233408.stm Interestingly, the METO figure of 17.8C they are quoting appears to be the overall UK average rather than the CET. I'm wondering if this is because the UK average gives a much clearer picture that a record has been well and truly broken, with July 1983 quite far behind at 17.3C. As many of you have pointed out this is not QUITE the case with the CET record.... In fact, there is no mention of the CET whatsoever in the METO's press release...iffy records and close calls are hardly newsworthy are they? B) Also of note is how UK-wise, 2003 was the equal-hottest summer with 1976, at least according to this BBC report. Now as far as I'm aware, 1976 is still the hottest according to the CET figures. Is this another case of the media, in conjunction with the Meto, manipulating "records"? Just wondering....