Temperature Record Monitor Thread

[kold weather]

3 minutes ago, Ben Sainsbury said:

It's all to play for.

 

Yeah still probably got an hour of warming from this point.

I suspect though we may end just missing out, but looking like we should get to 100f regardless and into the 38s.

Going to be close. If today is close, I feel tomorrow really won't be.. 

[Ben Sainsbury]

 

[Earthshine]

37.5C Kew Gardens.  I reckon we can manage another 1.2C with at least 1.5 hours of heating left.

Edited July 18, 2022 by Earthshine

[Snow Dayz]

Temp Dropping again in NW Kent, back down to 35.0c I think we are past the peak today, tomorrow its all to play for

[Snowy L]

Here we go 37.5C at 3pm

 

[Radiating Dendrite]

Dissapointing here, got some high cloud which has seen temps fall a couple of degrees from a high of 34c.

The heat is very dry, after having gone for a walk, I have felt far more uncomfortable at a humid 28c than what we currently have.

[ShinyDave]

Knowing we're exactly "on record pace" in terms of the 3pm number was really interesting.

And if there's a 37.5 out there we're apparently ahead of record pace if Cambridge was on 37.2 at the same point? This is certainly going to be close at any rate. And it's not even meant to be the peak. Staggering.

Edited July 18, 2022 by ShinyDave
Added reference to the 37.5C at Kew

[Snowy L]

Biggest lump of cloud may avoid London, especially more northern parts so still all to play for.

[Robbie Garrett]

2 minutes ago, Snowy L said:

Here we go 37.5C at 3pm

 

That's the London record broken by a fair bit. Heathrow with the record if you consider it London. (31 July 2020). 36.4 °C the Kew Gardens Record

[kold weather]

37.5c means we are going to be mighty close to the record today. Probably hoing to be 0.5c either side I'd guess.

[DeepSnow]

Just poped home quickly while out and about in work to put some ice in the cats bowls - was 31C in the garden. However a lot of high cloud about now and some thicker, darker mid level cloud which does keep blocking out the sun every so often so I don't think I will see any more of a rise in temperature 

[Methuselah]

1 minute ago, kold weather said:

Yeah still probably got an hour of warming from this point.

I suspect though we may end just missing out, but looking like we should get to 100f regardless and into the 38s.

Going to be close. If today is close, I feel tomorrow really won't be.. 

And, come tomorrow, 100F will be knocked into a cocked hat (whatever the flock that's supposed to mean!)? It's the sheer scale of these temperatures that amazes me: Yes, in 1976, it was hot -- but nowhere near this hot as today & tomorrow will be. 1976's heat was also far more restricted in its extent!?

And, aye, I lived through it too!

[stokepa31]

Back on the up quickly. No idea on my margin of error but wow

 

 

 

 

 

Edited July 18, 2022 by stokepa31

[Summerstorm]

No idea if Gogerddan or anywhere in Mid Wales with the foehn effect has gotten warmer since but hit 36 degrees at Hawarden

Edited July 18, 2022 by Summerstorm

[chrisbell-nottheweatherman]

Dropping slightly here - down to "just" 35.4C.

[B87]

7 minutes ago, Robbie Garrett said:

That's the London record broken by a fair bit. Heathrow with the record if you consider it London. (31 July 2020). 36.4 °C the Kew Gardens Record

Heathrow's record is 37.9c. Kew has the London record with 38.1c, so still a while to go.

[pages]

20 minutes ago, Nick L said:

I think the ludicrous minima tonight will see us over the 40C line. Most places will be starting off 20C+, some places 25C.

Is the starting temperature all that important thou? We saw many places shoot up 15 decreases in 3 hours this morning then the rate of increase exponentially slowed. Tomorrow we start 10 degrees warmer won't the rate of increase start at a lower rate?

[in the vale]

38.4 here at 15:14 - NE Wales. VP2 with no fars system, but properly scorchcio!!!

[Woodboss]

36 degrees here in Hassocks now, hottest I've ever seen here is 34.5 in 2019.

[Singularity]

Tomorrow the air a little above the surface will be considerably hotter - indeed record hot widely - prior to vertical mixing bringing it down.

Sitting here in 37*C heat, I’m struggling to comprehend it being 1-3*C hotter tomorrow.

[Robbie Garrett]

27 minutes ago, JK1 said:

Why Shoreham airport cooler than rest of surrounding areas it’s only 26 Celsius was forecast 31 and the sun has come back out  Disappointing 

Sea breeze? SW wind at 6 knots over a huge amount of sea.  Dew point is also 14*C so humidity is currently 48%

1 minute ago, B87 said:

Heathrow's record is 37.9c. Kew has the London record with 38.1c, so still a while to go.

Are you sure?

 

 

[h2005__uk__]

The Met Office seem to have deleted the tweet about 37.5C at Kew!

[chrisbell-nottheweatherman]

11 minutes ago, chrisbell-nottheweatherman said:

Dropping slightly here - down to "just" 35.4C.

36.5C now!

[B87]

2 minutes ago, Robbie Garrett said:

Sea breeze? SW wind at 6 knots over a huge amount of sea.  Dew point is also 14*C so humidity is currently 48%

Are you sure?

 

 

Yes, both records were set on 10 August 2003 (but won't be shown because Faversham beat both with 38.5c).

[Robbie Garrett]

Just now, B87 said:

Yes, both records were set on 10 August 2003 (but won't be shown because Faversham beat both with 38.5c).

I stand corrected.  They've done away with Faversham now haven't they? I did hear that a lot of people say Kew should have got the record.