Temperature Record Monitor Thread

[h2005__uk__]

4 minutes ago, Nick L said:

Because the whole system for collating and publishing observation data is woefully outdated and not fit for purpose. The data simply hasn't come through.

It would not cost the Met Office much to modernise it, but they'll never do it.

They seem to finally be flooding in now. Not sure why it takes an automated system up to 25 minutes to release such data.

[Nick L]

1 minute ago, h2005__uk__ said:

It's terrible really and such a shame that there's not a better, more standardised system. As a result, some websites only show hourly readings for the 03xxx stations, while some also show the 09xxx ones but don't show the max/mins (or even worse, show an hourly reading as the max/min).

I've only found one place where you can also get max/min readings for the 09xxx stations and that's WQRadar which I pay a subscription for (about £40/yr).

Agreed. I lived in Oklahoma for a year and we had this page for all the official sites:

Mesonet | Air Temperature

WWW.MESONET.ORG

It's fantastic with data every 5 mins. There's no excuse why a world-leading institution like the Met Office can't put something like this together.

[damianslaw]

Peak heat reached west half of UK now and into SE England. East parts peak heat 4pm.. then all slow climb down, more rapid in the west..

[mb018538]

Coningsby in Lincs now showing at 40c - though this could be rounded up. Would fit what the models said though, these area peaking later in the day and perhaps overtaking.

[h2005__uk__]

1 minute ago, mb018538 said:

The network is far too patchy. Should be having a look at this and fill gaps in. Look below:

That doesn't seem to include the 09xxx stations such as Writtle in Essex. There are quite a few of those but their data availability is more restricted for some reason (see my post above).

[Arctic Hare]

Kind of hoping we get at least one 40 somewhere that isn't Heathrow, just to avoid yet more years of people on social media arguing about that particular station...

[Lord Grogon]

Not that I enjoy it, but we need another site to hit 40C. Can't just be Heathrow. Otherwise we will never hear the end of the silly discussions. 

 

[Arctic Hare]

1 minute ago, Lord Grogon said:

Not that I enjoy it, but we need another site to hit 40C. Can't just be Heathrow. Otherwise we will never hear the end of the silly discussions. 

 

Snap!

I think Charlwood at 39.9 °C is second right now?

Edited July 19, 2022 by Arctic Hare

[Mark Smithy]

Coningsby Royal Air Force Base now 40C

[Electricmumma]

Herstmonceux currently reading 37 so our local record of 35 has gone today. My parents have a reading of 37 in sidley bexhill and I think the highest recorded here was 34. Hotter here than forecast, by 3 degrees

[mb018538]

1 minute ago, h2005__uk__ said:

That doesn't seem to include the 09xxx stations such as Writtle in Essex. There are quite a few of those but their data availability is more restricted for some reason (see my post above).

It doesn't (Botanic Gardens here in an 09z too)....but I think in 2022 there's no excuse. Needs modernising!

[Guest]

Sheffield over the 100°F barrier for the first time ever with the Weston Park station at 38.1°C at 2pm.

[James1979]

Seem to be stuck on 39.7c here which would be cruel!

[Mark Smithy]

I think that a number of those 39C's at 14h00 could go over 40C and we will likely see a 41C.

[matty40s]

Take that Heathrow...

[Radiating Dendrite]

Northolt and Kew both 39.5c at 2pm, so they may squeak a 40c.

Think things will start to cool off a touch in the SE now though ahead of the front moving the uppers away.

[Sprites]

At 2pm 

[Sweatyman]

8 minutes ago, mb018538 said:

The network is far too patchy. Should be having a look at this and fill gaps in. Look below:

massive gap in central midlands

[matty40s]

All stations around are in the same ball park.

[Djdazzle]

Assuming that the Coningsby figure is a rounded 40.

[Nick L]

Not sure where people are getting 40C at Coningsby from. Latest ob at 2pm there was 39.1C.

[Djdazzle]

Just now, Nick L said:

Not sure where people are getting 40C at Coningsby from. Latest ob at 2pm there was 39.1C.

Live Weather Top Twenty - Highs and Lows - Netweather.tv

WWW.NETWEATHER.TV

 

[Mark Smithy]

1 minute ago, Nick L said:

Not sure where people are getting 40C at Coningsby from. Latest ob at 2pm there was 39.1C.

From a weather site called netweather

Today's Weather - Daily highs and lows - Netweather

WWW.NETWEATHER.TV

 

[Snowy L]

2 minutes ago, Nick L said:

Not sure where people are getting 40C at Coningsby from. Latest ob at 2pm there was 39.1C.

14:20 update is a rounded 40C

[Nick L]

Ah okay, almost certainly rounded up. Still waiting for another 40!