Hot and settled spell discussion and temperature reports July 2013

[Bottesford]

I wonder how they do it abroad in hotter countries, maybe more grit in the first place?

 

 

Roads that were designed for it in the first place. And roads that don't need to cope with many frosts... Not sure how hot summer-cold winter climates do it though.

[BornFromTheVoid]

I wonder how they do it abroad in hotter countries, maybe more grit in the first place?

 

 

Blimey, is that for Cork? Just pips Exeter Airport's 23.1C range on the 13th!

 

Nah, it's for south Tipperary, where I'm staying for the next few days.

 

Cork stayed up near 14 or 15C last night, just 40km away, so quite a difference.

[Tony27]

in this weather all i hear is this on my street

 

Edited July 19, 2013 by Tony27

[summer blizzard]

Nice evening tonight, a little cloudy but a nice breeze and temperature.

[Costa Del Fal]

All I can say this evening is that I think some members here are down right weird. Won't mention names though. But like botty said a general feel by some that we must have that Monday feel. We can't enjoy ourselves too much can we....

[Evening thunder]

Roads that were designed for it in the first place. And roads that don't need to cope with many frosts... Not sure how hot summer-cold winter climates do it though.

 

 

Yeah probably true, I was just thinking if these temps aren't (normally) that rare in summer, occurring most if not all years, they might have been prepared for it though maybe it's cheaper/easier to just spread a bit of grit on it whenever it does occur.

 

Nah, it's for south Tipperary, where I'm staying for the next few days.

 

Cork stayed up near 14 or 15C last night, just 40km away, so quite a difference.

 

I was thinking that sounded a rather big range for Cork! If I had thought about it further would have realised it couldn't have been unless it got a very unexpectedly low min temp.

Edited July 19, 2013 by Stormmad26

[Sainsbo]

Temperatures peaked at 28.7C here today, another scorcher. The weekend looks to be a bit cooler here and then hotting up Monday and Tuesday, and then hopefully some thunderstorms!   Can't really complain that a breakdown looks to be on the way atleast sometime in the next week, we have had around 2 weeks of this nice weather after all. Hopefully some people in the model thread can stop bickering at eachother and enjoy the rest of the hot weather while it lasts.

Edited July 19, 2013 by Sainsbo

[Interitus]

These are rounded figures so I would view them with a slight degree of caution - highest unrounded figure I've spotted is 30.9°C for Porthmadog at 2pm.

Rhyl reached 29.3°C at 3pm before a sea breeze knocked it back to 24.8°C an hour later.

 

MetO provisionally confirm Porthmadog as the hotspot with a max of 31.4°C

[cheese]

NI has reached 30C, but I haven't? More salt in the wound! Next week better deliver.

 

The Porthmadog figure is very impressive btw, considering its location. I wonder what the record is for that place?

Edited July 19, 2013 by cheese

[Scorcher]

Anyone know where I can get a list of the official maximum temperatures for today? Weatheronline shows them but many of them are rounded up/down.

[cheese]

Anyone know where I can get a list of the official maximum temperatures for today? Weatheronline shows them but many of them are rounded up/down.

http://www.ogimet.com/indicativos.phtml.en

 

Enter the place name and you will see the max for today. Rosthern near Manchester reached 29.7C. Hawarden reached 30.4C. Crosby reached 29.3C. Castlederg reached 30.1C. Rhyl reached 29.5C. Prestwick Airport reached 29.5C. No figures for Liverpool as the airport station is not a Met one and does not have a WMO code.

Edited July 19, 2013 by cheese

[Scorcher]

Thanks cheese

[Interitus]

NI has reached 30C, but I haven't? More salt in the wound! Next week better deliver.

 

The Porthmadog figure is very impressive btw, considering its location. I wonder what the record is for that place?

 

Porthmadog probably ideally located today - long track for easterly flow over warm land, strong enough in the last couple of days to counter sea breezes which kept temperatures around 23 degrees or less early in the week, and in the lee of the Snowdonian mountains which may have given some additional compressional warming. Don't know what the station record is but the town has probably been warmer given that Valley on Anglesey recorded 33° on 05/08/2003 and 33.6° on 19/07/2006 for example.

[cheese]

Interesting. Seems these places do quite well for extreme maximums, but less well for average maximums - the 33 degrees for Valley in 2003 was preceded by 25C and followed by 18C!

Edited July 19, 2013 by cheese

[Scorcher]

Probably because easterly and south easterly are the only directions that really favour them for the very high temperatures, especially when you take sea breezes into account. 

[NUT]

I know it really quite hot (OK slightly cooler in most places than is has been) here this morning it was a wee bit chilly (we are talking 5:30) chilly enough to see my own breath but turned into a dawn to dusk sunny day think the max was 27/28

[Turnedoutniceagain]

Summer's over !!!

[matty007]

All I can say this evening is that I think some members here are down right weird. Won't mention names though. But like botty said a general feel by some that we must have that Monday feel. We can't enjoy ourselves too much can we....

 

Those people will be moaning when it breaks down. 

[BornFromTheVoid]

Summer's over !!!

 

Will we ever get a CET above 18C again?                                   Joke...

[Milhouse]

Summer's over !!!

 

Just past half way actually.

[matty007]

Will we ever get a CET above 18C again?                                   Joke...

 

Many many times. 

Edited July 19, 2013 by matty007

[J10]

Very Warm/Hot day here today with temps at least in the mid 20s, virtually cloudless all day as well. Current Maxes 25-26c.

 

Maxes Blackpill 26.7c

Mumbles 25.6c 

Lovely summer's day

[matty007]

Starts going downhill right in time for the Summer holidays and two days before my birthday. What a surprise lol. 

 

Good chance we will get another plume though. 

[be cause]

With an average max of 26'C over the last 14 days including 29'C again today I for one am delighted with this brilliant spell of weather .This spell is most remarkable perhaps because so many of us have had so much good weather  As I type the forecast on radio 4 .." it's going to be hot and it's not going to rain " ...

[matty007]

With an average max of 26'C over the last 14 days including 29'C again today I for one am delighted with this brilliant spell of weather .This spell is most remarkable perhaps because so many of us have had so much good weather  As I type the forecast on radio 4 .." it's going to be hot and it's not going to rain " ...

 

It's been remarkably dry.