Late August 1955 heatwave

[Weather-history]

Summer 1955 was one of the great summers of the 20th century. The meteorological summer of 1955 drew to a close  with a heatwave.

From 22nd August 1955 Guardian

 

24th August 1955 Guardian

25th August 1955 Guardian

27th August 1955

1st September 1955 and Gordon Manley on summer of 1955

[Methuselah]

And yet, these days, a summer that doesn't see those kind of temperatures on a regular basis gets called a 'non-summer'. How things have changed!

Edited August 13, 2021 by Ed Stone

[Relativistic]

3 hours ago, Ed Stone said:

And yet, these days, a summer that doesn't see those kind of temperatures on a regular basis gets called a 'non-summer'. How things have changed!

People on this forum are the fussiest I've ever encountered when it comes to summer weather.

[MP-R]

3 hours ago, Ed Stone said:

And yet, these days, a summer that doesn't see those kind of temperatures on a regular basis gets called a 'non-summer'. How things have changed!

Does it? I haven't seen any evidence of that.

[Methuselah]

4 hours ago, MP-R said:

Does it? I haven't seen any evidence of that.

This one has, for starters?

[MP-R]

3 hours ago, Ed Stone said:

This one has, for starters?

This one has what?