Summer 2022 Chat

[Polar Maritime]

Thank goodness it's starting to cool down here now, wind like a hairdryer and touched 29c currently 23. Best part of the day coming up..

[MattStoke]

31 minutes ago, MP-R said:

Very true. 32C is pretty standard and has been for decades so a very typical heatwave, or rather... ‘hot day’

Less common this early in summer, though. We haven’t recorded temperatures in excess of 32’C pre solstice very many times.

As for warnings, people do suffer and even die in these conditions. The warnings are for health services to see an increase in admissions, and are warranted.

Edited June 17, 2022 by MattStoke

[LetItSnow!]

27 minutes ago, MP-R said:

Very true. 32C is pretty standard and has been for decades so a very typical heatwave, or rather... ‘hot day’

Indeed - in fact a post from last year I calculated the average annual maximum of each year from 1875 to 2021, it was 32.3. It varied from decade to decade though - around cool period from the 1960s to the 1980s it lowered to 31 but generally the annual maximum in theory should be 30-33. Last year’s maximum of 32.2 was very slightly below the norm and was the first to be below normal since 2010 (31.7). Seeing as we hit above that 2022 is marginally above average now but whether we will go higher later in the summer… we shall see!

[The Tall Weatherman]

Reached 32.8 Degrees today on my station ! Was batting in that weather for 2 hours in blazing heat ! I got heat stroke  

[Snowy L]

Sun almost down and 26C, perfect conditions for a beer in the garden.

[Portsmouth Sun]

Absolutely totally bonkers reaction from the media about a warm one day wonder.  It hasn't been especially humid today despite all the trolling from weather presenters.  The rest of the world laugh at us for very good reason.  Yes it has been very warm for a few hours after a couple of warm days this week.  I know everyone is different but to me warm is 28-32, hot 33-37 and very hot 38+. 

[Polar Maritime]

Yes out in the garden now to enjoy the cooler fresher air. My hay fever has been terrible today what with all the grass cuts for hay. 

Edited June 17, 2022 by Polar Maritime

[al78]

5 minutes ago, Portsmouth Sun said:

Absolutely totally bonkers reaction from the media about a warm one day wonder.  It hasn't been especially humid today despite all the trolling from weather presenters.  The rest of the world laugh at us for very good reason.  Yes it has been very warm for a few hours after a couple of warm days this week.  I know everyone is different but to me warm is 28-32, hot 33-37 and very hot 38+. 

It feels warmer because it has followed winter and two months of mediocre dross (in SE England anyway, one 27C day excepted).

[MP-R]

22 minutes ago, MattStoke said:

Less common this early in summer, though. We haven’t recorded temperatures in excess of 32’C pre solstice very many times.

As for warnings, people do suffer and even die in these conditions. The warnings are for health services to see an increase in admissions, and are warranted.

Still an overreaction… much like another recent health issue…

[MattStoke]

8 minutes ago, MP-R said:

Still an overreaction… much like another recent health issue…

It’s always an overreaction to those who don’t suffer.

[mountain shadow]

Saw some blue sky an hour ago. Lasted two minutes.

Edited June 17, 2022 by mountain shadow

[Summer Sun]

Jersey broke its June record with 33.2c, it was also the 15th hottest day ever recorded with records dating back to 1894

[Mapantz]

It seems almost everywhere, except here, recorded their highest temps of the year.

I managed 25.6°C but yesterday reached 26.7°C, not even in the hot category! Still, it has been beautiful, and more of that for next week. Sunshine might end up above average for June here, and that hasn't happened many times over the last decade. In fact, only once in the last 7 years.

[Wimbledon88]

2 hours ago, MattStoke said:

Less common this early in summer, though. We haven’t recorded temperatures in excess of 32’C pre solstice very many times.

As for warnings, people do suffer and even die in these conditions. The warnings are for health services to see an increase in admissions, and are warranted.

In Stoke. Really??  

[damianslaw]

4 hours ago, Weather-history said:

Saw Channel 5's main news by chance....first time I have seen it..... Absolutely ridiculous OTT coverage of this, led the news for first 10 minutes of what is more or less a one day wonder and restricted area at that. News anchor was outside doing the news in a park with their own thermometer. 

 

Just becoming farcical nowadays, the media is sensationalist,  one hot day is a heatwave.. reporting no longer measured. 

Edited June 17, 2022 by damianslaw

[Arctic Hare]

Max here today was 29.1 °C, easily my 2022 high. Could be quite some while before I break that, quite possibly not at all this year. As has been pointed out, this wasn't anything staggeringly exceptional, but it was certainly a hot day for this neck of the woods. Luckily I didn't have a huge amount to do so could sit outdoors in the shade with a book and cold drink!

[Wimbledon88]

The brief madness is over. 17c in SW London. Normal June night.  

[clark3r]

Can’t believe how much media coverage the heatwave had for yesterday, it is nothing unusual, we get 32/33 normally as the hottest day, only difference is it is a little earlier than normal 

[StormChaseUK]

Went from sweating in bed 8 hours ago to having to put jacket on outside this morning. Colorado event

[thestixx]

I'd have loved the hot spell to have peaked on Sunday but the freshness today is absolutely glorious. I was in Albania a few weeks ago and 34° everyday gets oppressive with no escape other than AirCon. Hoping for plenty more rinse & repeats

[Guest]

Missing the sun already! 

[Alexis]

"The UK recorded its hottest day of the year on Friday, with temperatures reaching over 30C in the early afternoon, meteorologists said.

It was the third day in a row that temperature records had been broken in the UK, where it was over 28C on Wednesday and 29.5C on Thursday."

Come on Guardian, you're not supposed to be the one to write sensationalist nonsense. "Temperature records" are broken every single year! Sometimes on 2nd January if it's warmer than it was on the 1st

 

[Row w]

56 minutes ago, Alderc said:

Missing the sun already! 

Me too it's currently heavy cloud up here and drizzly with the odd heavy spot or two I'm just hoping the heavy rain forecast isn't too heavy granted the ground is dry and could use the moisture but can't wait till next week when hopefully the blue skies return

[danm]

Still very warm here in London. Sun is shining, temperature already up at 23c. 
 

Edited June 18, 2022 by danm

[danm]

Not long till some showers roll in here too looking at the radar.