Summer Here? (Warm Spell Discussion)

[conor123]

how can i find the chart for 25th may?

http://www.wetterzentrale.de/pics/archive/2012/avn/Rtavn00220120525.png

There you go.

[Aaron]

Lovely isn't it? Even the wind still feels warm. This isn't a patch on the last 10 days of May though, with that perfect Euro high <3

Feels nice outside, may struggle to sleep tonight - may have to sleep outside the covers.

[Snowy Easterly]

lovely day, i wonder when people will start complaining its too hot? thats the British public for you

[Aaron]

Heard someone say today that it was 'boiling'. Now, I'm no fan of heat but even I found that hard to believe. It was humid today though.

[Snowy Easterly]

26c here today, that is perfect, but i can understand some people thinking that feels hot as we are not used to it, even though technically 26c is not really that hot, when was the last time we had widespread 32c 33c temps ? i don't think my area has reached 30+ for a good few years now, though maybe i just have a bad memory

Edited July 23, 2012 by Snowy Easterly

[Backtrack]

A maximum temperature of 26.4C was achieved here. From 9am to 12pm was clear blue skies. Cloudy from 12-3pm (So annoyed) and then sunny spells from 3-6pm, then clear blue skies till sunset.

Clear skies at the moment, and I am expecting 2 sunny days, temperatures tomorrow in the very high twenties.

[Backtrack]

http://www.wetterzen...00220120525.png

There you go.

Now if we can see something like this in August, you're likely to be putting the all time British heat record under threat. You could easily double those uppers, and with the thermal lag effect in place, the sun is much stronger in August than any other summer month.

[Aaron]

Met Office is now forecasting 27c here for tomorrow.. I wouldn't be surprise if it was warmer than that, especially when you consider we were only supposed to reach 24C at best a week ago.

Edited July 23, 2012 by Aaron

[Snowy Easterly]

Now if we can see something like this in August, you're likely to be putting the all time British heat record under threat. You could easily double those uppers, and with the thermal lag effect in place, the sun is much stronger in August than any other summer month.

Is it? i thought june had the strongest sun as it is the month where the sun is at its highest due to the longest daylight hours but then again what do i know

PS i hope im far enough south to keep the sun and heat until friday i bet it clouds over though from that annoying front, though i doubt i will reach 30c

Edited July 23, 2012 by Snowy Easterly

[Backtrack]

Is it? i thought june had the strongest sun as it is the month where the sun is at its highest due to the longest daylight hours but then again what do i know

PS i hope im far enough south to keep the sun and heat until friday i bet it clouds over though from that annoying front, though i doubt i will reach 30c

The temperature record was set in August, even with the shorter daylight hours. Peak temperatures will always be around 3-4pm depending on location, but I'm pretty sure the sun is at it's strongest in August.

[Snowy Easterly]

The temperature record was set in August, even with the shorter daylight hours. Peak temperatures will always be around 3-4pm depending on location, but I'm pretty sure the sun is at it's strongest in August.

Well i can't remember as i have barely seen any strong August sun for years, we are overdue a good August now

[Backtrack]

Well i can't remember as i have barely seen any strong August sun for years, we are overdue a good August now

Me neither

Odds on a good 2nd half imo!

[Scorcher]

The sun is strongest on June 21st, I believe the reason for August often having the highest temps is due to the lag in the SSTs. The temperature of the sea takes a while to respond to the warmer summer temperatures and SSTs are higher in August than June. This coupled with the relatively strong sun of early August can lead to high temperatures. There are many people on this site who are more knowledgeable than I am on this but this is the basic reason I believe.

[95 Degrees]

The temperature record was set in August, even with the shorter daylight hours. Peak temperatures will always be around 3-4pm depending on location, but I'm pretty sure the sun is at it's strongest in August.

The sun is strongest in Late June, but indeed due to thermal lag Early August can potentially be the warmest time of the year, but UV levels and sun angle are slightly lower in June/July.

[reef]

Theres quite a few cool temperatures around this morning looking at the MetOffice 0500 observations (9.3C at Sennybridge and 10.3C at Charlwood for example). I wouldnt have expected that under such a warm airflow.

The warmest areas look to be in Northern England, this area included, though Im unsure why as its not cloudy here (perhaps warmer due to being windier further north?). Our min temp was 15.8C.

[Aaron]

Theres quite a few cool temperatures around this morning looking at the MetOffice 0500 observations (9.3C at Sennybridge and 10.3C at Charlwood for example). I wouldnt have expected that under such a warm airflow.

The warmest areas look to be in Northern England, this area included, though Im unsure why as its not cloudy here (perhaps warmer due to being windier further north?). Our min temp was 15.8C.

Low here was 15.9C, currently 16.1c and sunny, very unusual for this area to keep such high temperatures under clear skies, even during July 2006, nights above 15C didn't occur very often.

Edited July 24, 2012 by Aaron

[Bottesford]

15.6c low here - about what I expect under perfectly clear skies.

The sky today is as deep blue as it was in the May warm spell. Sure someone insisted you can't get such clear skies after midsummer as it often ends up hazy... well you can!

This is perfect weather - we should make 27c or so with 16c mins, little to no cloud and humidity at a decent level. Its not too hot but never cool - spot on perfect!

[Methuselah]

15.6c low here - about what I expect under perfectly clear skies.

The sky today is as deep blue as it was in the May warm spell. Sure someone insisted you can't get such clear skies after midsummer as it often ends up hazy... well you can!

This is perfect weather - we should make 27c or so with 16c mins, little to no cloud and humidity at a decent level. Its not too hot but never cool - spot on perfect!

Ay botty, it just depends on where the air is coming from...

[Sainsbo]

Only 10AM, and already 23.6C here. Going to be a hot day I think.

Edited July 24, 2012 by Sainsbo

[Snowmadsam]

10am....20C not going outside today...to hot (and I come out in blotches)

Need to save myself for my 18th Birthday tomorrow

Sam

[Costa Del Fal]

We're due 40c here in Spain on Friday!!! However good to see its hot at home too.

[Coast]

Well everyone asked for it when it was pouring down for all those weeks!!!!

[forecaster]

The sun is strongest in Late June, but indeed due to thermal lag Early August can potentially be the warmest time of the year, but UV levels and sun angle are slightly lower in June/July.

http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/astronomy.html?n=136&month=7&year=2012&obj=sun&afl=-11&day=1

Another thing to note is that the earth's distance from the sun is at a maximum around July 4th, due to the non-circular nature of our orbit around the sun.

At solar noon the sun in early July is about 5 degrees higher in the sky than in early August.

[forecaster]

Heard someone say today that it was 'boiling'. Now, I'm no fan of heat but even I found that hard to believe. It was humid today though.

As per 1050Z obs today (Tuesday), Leeds is currently 23/17 whilst London is 26/11. Both pretty warm for pre-midday, but I think that Leeds ob would feel a little more uncomfortable due to higher dewpoints.

[Sainsbo]

27.9 was the hottest reccorded here this year so far, and currently 27.1C. I think the May temp may be broken today.