The Heat Haters Club 2023

[cheeky_monkey]

As it reaches possibly 30c today here ..im already having to crank on the AC at home already this early into the year ...could be a long hot summer 

[summer blizzard]

Interesting to here Cheeky, is this abnormally early for you.

[cheeky_monkey]

wouldn't say abnormal probably the 3rd or 4th time i have seen temps around 30c in the first week of May since i have lived here..sometimes May is the only month of the year to reach 30c..who knows today could be the warmest day of the year here 

[Metwatch]

Don't think there's enough heat in the UK for me to hate it.

Probably a different story if I lived in the depths of central south Spain or the middle east where half the year temperatures exceed 30°C or 40°C daily respectively.

[alexisj9]

3 hours ago, cheeky_monkey said:

As it reaches possibly 30c today here ..im already having to crank on the AC at home already this early into the year ...could be a long hot summer 

Hopefully it won't get hit enough for me to join this club this year lol. Well not saying no summer, just no heat spikes please lol 

[lassie23]

19 minutes ago, alexisj9 said:

Hopefully it won't get hit enough for me to join this club this year lol. Well not saying no summer, just no heat spikes please lol 

I had my first ice c ream of the summer today lol

[cheeky_monkey]

duly popped on the AC yesterday evening ..which is the earliest by 6 weeks 

[mike57]

I am going to join now just in case

Hopefully this summer will NOT be a repeat of last summer, and this thread will be remarkably quiet, I can hope...

As I said in another thread What is interesting is that I was born in 1957, and had an interest from meteorology from probably 10 or 11, growing up in the 60s and early 70s I could never have envisaged 40C (104F in the units in use around that period) being acheived in the UK. It was the sort of temperature associated with the Mediterranean and Africa. 36C was the record back then, with even the summer of 1976 only almost breaking the record.

[matt brid]

5 hours ago, mike57 said:

I am going to join now just in case

Hopefully this summer will NOT be a repeat of last summer, and this thread will be remarkably quiet, I can hope...

As I said in another thread What is interesting is that I was born in 1957, and had an interest from meteorology from probably 10 or 11, growing up in the 60s and early 70s I could never have envisaged 40C (104F in the units in use around that period) being acheived in the UK. It was the sort of temperature associated with the Mediterranean and Africa. 36C was the record back then, with even the summer of 1976 only almost breaking the record.

It's been very cool this spring for sure and likely to warm up considerably into June and more particularly July.

Expecting the usual 18-23c in Bridlington and the occasional 24-27c but 32-36c is a good bet for the usual hotspots inland in July/early August.

 

[cheeky_monkey]

another hot one today ..3 out of the last 4 days have been 30c+

[B87]

I can't imagine the heat haters will have anything to complain about if the next 4 months are anything like this spring has been so far!

[Sunny76]

52 minutes ago, B87 said:

I can't imagine the heat haters will have anything to complain about if the next 4 months are anything like this spring has been so far!

They will complain if we have a week of 28-32c. 

[B87]

2 minutes ago, Sunny76 said:

They will complain if we have a week of 28-32c. 

Which we won't get if June-September is as bad as the spring has been!

[Sunny76]

6 minutes ago, B87 said:

Which we won't get if June-September is as bad as the spring has been!

I think this is looking more and more like a poor 1980s summer. Maybe 2 weeks of hot sunny weather if we are lucky. 

[B87]

Just now, Sunny76 said:

I think this is looking more and more like a poor 1980s summer. Maybe 2 weeks of hot sunny weather if we are lucky. 

July 1985 and June 1986 were at least sunnier than average, in that spell of awful summers.

 

[cheeky_monkey]

16 minutes ago, Sunny76 said:

They will complain if we have a week of 28-32c. 

and why cant people complain that's exactly what this thread is for

[B87]

2 minutes ago, cheeky_monkey said:

and why cant people complain that's exactly what this thread is for

It's more that the same people would then be telling others that a 16-20c week in summer is normal and not to complain about it.

[Sunny76]

42 minutes ago, cheeky_monkey said:

and why cant people complain that's exactly what this thread is for

You’re one of them lol. 

43 minutes ago, cheeky_monkey said:

and why cant people complain that's exactly what this thread is for

I think it’s pathetic when we get a week of hot weather, and some people on here say ‘it’s global warming’ or ‘it’s dangerous heat’ when in reality it’s just an exceptional spell of hot weather.

But, we get a spell of cloudy 19-21c for 6 weeks, and all they say to that is ‘well, we had some hot days exceeding 30c this summer’ lol.

[Sunny76]

41 minutes ago, B87 said:

It's more that the same people would then be telling others that a 16-20c week in summer is normal and not to complain about it.

I agree with this. 

49 minutes ago, B87 said:

July 1985 and June 1986 were at least sunnier than average, in that spell of awful summers.

 

Those summers were vile.

I would take 1987 over those two, and even 87 was bad.

[cheeky_monkey]

42 minutes ago, Sunny76 said:

You’re one of them lol. 

 

Exactly that's what this thread is for ..but im not really moaning.. im just saying its hot today ..its a dry heat here plus i have fully installed AC at home so im good 

[Paul]

As it was last year. This thread is for the heat haters, not for those who want to moan about people complaining about the heat. So, if you're not a heat hater there's no need to post.

[simshady]

Felt a bit warm today at 16c in full sun but thankfully there was a nice brisk breeze to cool me down. Can stay this temp all summer if it wants lol.

[markyo]

Got to be very honest this is turning out to easily be the best Spring in terms of weather for several years, so comfortable, not to warm but not to cold, good spells of sunshine, surprisingly at the weekends as well. Not overly wet during daylight hours, so yep, 5 stars so far and just May to go so fingers crossed it stays the same, plenty of time for sleepless uncomfortable nights to come in June and July, the longer we can eat into that time the better.

[Sunny76]

1 hour ago, cheeky_monkey said:

Exactly that's what this thread is for ..but im not really moaning.. im just saying its hot today ..its a dry heat here plus i have fully installed AC at home so im good 

I don’t need 30c now, but I would be happy with a week of 23-25c.

[Frigid]

Looks like 30C is back next week for Edmonton. Surely this would make it one of the warmest first halves of May. Some summer months don't even reach that. 

Meanwhile here, a high of 19C. Feels quite warm given we've been stuck under benign conditions. 

Edited May 7, 2023 by Frigid