Hottest Heatwave of All Time Championship

[CryoraptorA303]

August 1947 vs August 2003 vs July 2006

Welcome everyone to the first semifinal match! We have August 1947, sponsored by @MP-R, August 2003, sponsored by @Summer8906 and July 2006, sponsored by @Row w entering the grounds for our 1v1v1!

Without any delays, let's begin the first semifinal!

GO!

August 1947

Daily maxima:
13th: 28.9°C Oxford, Wisley, East Park (S'ton), Farnborough
14th: 30.0°C Bournemouth
15th: 32.2°C Bournemouth
16th: 33.9°C Bournemouth, East Park (S'ton)
17th: 33.9°C East Park (S'ton)
18th: 32.8°C East Park (S'ton)
19th: 30.6°C East Park (S'ton)
20th: 29.4°C Bournemouth, East Park (S'ton)

Daily minima:
13th: 17.8°C Margate
14th: 18.3°C Bude
15th: 18.3°C Various
16th: 20.6°C Falmouth
17th: 21.1°C Sidmouth
18th: 20.6°C Bournemouth, East Park (S'ton)
19th: 20.0°C Penzance
20th: 18.9°C Falmouth, Ilfracombe
21st: 18.9°C Mount Wise

Total days of heatwave: 8
Total days above 30.0°C: 6
Total days above 34.0°C: 0
Total days above 36.0°C: 0
Hottest day: 33.9°C
Warmest night: 21.1°C
Average daily maximum: 31.5°C
Average daily minimum: 19.4°C
All-time record break: No

August 2003

Daily maxima:
3rd: 30.5°C Greenwich
4th: 32.5°C Wisley, Kew Gardens
5th: 33.9°C Wisley
6th: 36.4°C Gravesend
7th: 31.6°C East Malling
8th: 32.3°C Wisley
9th: 36.0°C Kew Gardens, Greeenwich
10th: 38.5°C Faversham
11th: 34.7°C Gravesend
12th: 32.0°C Greenwich
13th: 29.9°C Greenwich
14th: 29.2°C Kew Gardens
15th: 29.4°C Mickleham

Daily minima:
3rd: 16.4°C Lowestoft
4th: 18.2°C Hastings
5th: 22.3°C St Mawgan
6th: 22.1°C Bexhil
7th: 20.3°C Herne Bay
8th: 19.9°C Ventnor Park
9th: 20.9°C Treknow
10th: 23.2°C Ventnor Park
11th: 22.0°C Bexhill
12th: 20.0°C Eastbourne
13th: 19.0°C Greenwich
14th: 17.3°C Torquay
15th: 16.2°C Herne Bay

Total days of heatwave: 13
Total days above 30.0°C: 10
Days above 34.0°C: 4
Days above 36.0°C: 3
Hottest day: 38.5°C
Warmest night: 23.2°C
Average daily maximum: 32.8°C
Average daily minimum: 18.4°C
All time record break: Yes (1.4°C)

July 2006

Daily maxima:
16th: 31.2°C High Beach
17th: 32.7°C Heathrow
18th: 33.7°C High Beach
19th: 36.5°C Wisley
20th: 33.1°C Santon Downham
21st: 33.2°C Aldenham School
22nd: 31.6°C Cambridge (NIAB)
23rd: 30.2°C Stradbroke
24th: 32.0°C Mickleham
25th: 34.1°C Charlwood
26th: 34.0°C Faversham
27th: 30.9°C Writtle
28th: 30.1°C East Bergholt
29th: 30.0°C Charsfield
30th: 28.2°C Houghton Hall

Daily minima:
16th: 16.4°C Margate
17th: 18.9°C Eastbourne
18th: 20.1°C Ventnor Park
19th: 22.3°C Ventnor Park
20th: 20.5°C Cambridge (Botanical)
21st: 18.6°C Hunstanton
22nd: 20.4°C Hunstanton
23rd: 18.1°C Cambridge (NIAB), Solent (Portsmouth)
24th: 17.4°C Hunstanton, Cromer, Margate
25th: 18.5°C St James's Park
26th: 21.2°C St James's Park
27th: 20.5°C Hampton
28th: 17.9°C St James's Park, Margate
29th: 18.7°C Skegness
30th: 19.3°C Margate
31st: 18.0°C Bognor Regis

Total days of heatwave: 15
Total days above 30.0°C: 14
Total days above 34.0°C: 3
Total days above 36.0°C: 1
Hottest day: 36.5°C
Warmest night: 22.3°C
Average daily maximum: 32.1°C
Average daily minimum: 19.2°C
All-time record break: No

Score

Total days of heatwave: July 2006 (0-0-1)
Total days above 30.0°C: July 2006 (0-0-2)
Total days above 34.0°C: August 2003 (0-1-2)
Total days above 36.0°C: August 2003 (0-2-2)
Hottest day: August 2003 (0-3-2)
Warmest night: August 2003 (0-4-2)
Average daily maximum: August 2003 (0-5-2)
Average daily minimum: August 1947 (1-5-2)
All-time record break: August 2003 (1-6-2)

Final score: August 1947 1 - August 2003 6 - July 2006 2

August 2003 wins!

What a match I'm surprised August 1947 managed to score a point! Congratulations Summer8906, August 2003 is our first finalist! August 1947 and July 2006 will be entered into the Fight for Fourth match on Wednesday!

The second match of the semifinals, July 2019 vs July 2022, is scheduled for 3pm tomorrow! Who do you think will be our second finalist?

Edited January 15 by CryoraptorA303

[CryoraptorA303]

Latest stats:

Finalists:
August 2003

Final positions:
1st:
2nd:
3rd:
4th:
5th:
6th: August 2020
7th: August 1995
8th: August 1911
9th: June 2017
10th: June/July 2018

Total points (highest to lowest, whole tournament):
August 2003: 25
July 2019: 25
August 1911: 22
August 1995: 22
July 2006: 21
July 2022: 20
August 2020: 19
June 2017: 18
August 1947: 17
June/July 2018: 16
August 1932: 13
August 1990: 10
June/July 1976: 10
June 1957: 9
August 2022: 8
August 1997: 8
July 2016: 7
May/June 1947: 7
May 1944: 5
June 2022: 4
July 1959: 4
September 2016: 4
August 1955: 3
September/October 2011: 3
August/September 1906: 3
September 2023: 2
July 1983: 2
May/June 1978: 2
August 1975: 2
July 2013: 2
September 1973: 1
July 1959: 1
June 1995: 1
May 1922: 1
July 1923: 1
August 1930: 1
June 2010: 1
July 2014: 1
June 2023: 0
July 2021: 0
July 1921: 0

Eliminated:
August/September 1906 (Round 1)
June 1995 (Round 1)
July 1921 (Round 1)
May 1922 (Round 1)
July 1923 (Round 1)
August 1930 (Round 1)
June 2010 (Round 1)
September/October 2011 (Round 1)
July 2013 (Round 1)
July 2014 (Round 1)
August 1955 (Round 1)
September 2016 (Round 1)
July 1959 (Round 1)
August 1959 (Round 1)
September 1973 (Round 1)
August 1975 (Round 1)
July 2021 (Round 1)
July 1983 (Round 1)
June 2023 (Round 1)
September 2023 (Round 1)
August 1932 (Round 2)
June 1957 (Round 2)
August 1997 (Round 2)
June 2022 (Round 2)
August 2022 (Round 2)
August 1990 (Round 2)
May 1944 (Round 2)
June/July 1976 (Round 2)
May/June 1947 (Round 2)
July 2016 (Round 2)
June/July 2018 (Quarterfinals)
August 2020 (Quarterfinals)
June 2017 (Quarterfinals)
August 1911 (Quarterfinals)
August 1995 (Quarterfinals)
August 1947 (Semifinals)
July 2006 (Semifinals)

[CryoraptorA303]

July 2019 vs July 2022

Welcome all to the second semifinals match! For this, we have the two highest point scorers of the quarters going head to head: July 2019, holder of the second-hottest day on record, sponsored by @R Alto, and July 2022, holder of the hottest day ever recorded, sponsored by @Summer of 95!

Without any delays, let's begin the match!

GO!

July 2019

Daily maxima:
22nd: 30.5°C Cavendish
23rd: 33.9°C East Bergholt
24th: 34.3°C Writtle
25th: 38.7°C Cambridge (Botanical)
26th: 29.1°C Charsfield, Lingwood

Daily minima:
22nd: 18.6°C Newport (Shropshire), Chivenor
23rd: 19.1°C Cromer
24th: 21.3°C Faversham
25th: 20.7°C St James's Park
26th: 22.6°C Carlton-in-Cleveland
27th: 18.2°C Cawood

Total days of heatwave: 5
Total days above 30.0°C: 4
Total days above 34.0°C: 2
Total days above 36.0°C: 1
Hottest day: 38.7°C
Warmest night: 22.6°C
Average daily maximum: 33.3°C
Average daily minimum: 20.1°C
All-time record break: Yes (0.2°C)

July 2022

Daily maxima:
16th: 29.1°C Heathrow, Kew Gardens
17th: 33.0°C Harwarden Airport
18th: 38.2°C Pitsford
19th: 40.3°C Waddington, Coningsby
20th: 30.5°C Lingwood

Daily minima:
16th: 15.5°C Portland
17th: 17.8°C Milford Haven
18th: 20.4°C Emley Moor
19th: 26.8°C Shirburn Model Farm
20th: 22.1°C Edge (yes that's a real place)
21st: 18.9°C Cambridge (Botanical)

Total days of heatwave: 5
Total days above 30.0°C: 4
Total days above 34.0°C: 2
Total days above 36.0°C: 2
Hottest day: 40.3°C
Warmest night: 26.8°C
Average daily maximum: 34.2°C
Average daily minimum: 20.3°C
All-time record break: Yes (1.6°C)

Score

Total days of heatwave: It's a tie! (1-1)
Total days above 30.0°C: It's a tie! (2-2)
Total days above 34.0°C: It's a tie! (3-3)
Total days above 36.0°C: July 2022 (3-4)
Hottest day: July 2022 (3-5)
Warmest night: July 2022 (3-6)
Average daily maximum: July 2022 (3-7)
Average daily minimum: July 2022 (3-8)
All-time record break: July 2022 (3-9)

Final score: July 2019 3-9 July 2022

July 2022 wins!

July 2019's reign of terror has finally been ended by July 2022! I believe this match has also seen the highest number of points awarded in any match so far. Congratulations Summer of 95, July 2022 is our second finalist! July 2019 will be the first contestant of the Fight for Third match on Thursday.

The next semifinals match will be the Fight for Fourth match tomorrow at 3pm, between July 2006 and August 1947. The loser of this match will finish in fifth place, while the winner will play July 2019 in the Fight for Third match on Thursday. Who do you think will win the Fight for Fourth match?

[CryoraptorA303]

Fight for Fourth - August 1947 vs July 2006

Welcome all to the third match of the semifinals, the Fight for Fourth! The winner of this match will take on July 2019 for third place, while the loser will finish in fifth. Our contenders are August 1947, sponsored by @MP-R, and July 2006, sponsored by @Row w!

As we're running late (again), let's begin without further hesitation!

GO!

Daily maxima:
13th: 28.9°C Oxford, Wisley, East Park (S'ton), Farnborough
14th: 30.0°C Bournemouth
15th: 32.2°C Bournemouth
16th: 33.9°C Bournemouth, East Park (S'ton)
17th: 33.9°C East Park (S'ton)
18th: 32.8°C East Park (S'ton)
19th: 30.6°C East Park (S'ton)
20th: 29.4°C Bournemouth, East Park (S'ton)

Daily minima:
13th: 17.8°C Margate
14th: 18.3°C Bude
15th: 18.3°C Various
16th: 20.6°C Falmouth
17th: 21.1°C Sidmouth
18th: 20.6°C Bournemouth, East Park (S'ton)
19th: 20.0°C Penzance
20th: 18.9°C Falmouth, Ilfracombe
21st: 18.9°C Mount Wise

Total days of heatwave: 8
Total days above 30.0°C: 6
Total days above 34.0°C: 0
Total days above 36.0°C: 0
Hottest day: 33.9°C
Warmest night: 21.1°C
Average daily maximum: 31.5°C
Average daily minimum: 19.4°C
All-time record break: No

July 2006

Daily maxima:
16th: 31.2°C High Beach
17th: 32.7°C Heathrow
18th: 33.7°C High Beach
19th: 36.5°C Wisley
20th: 33.1°C Santon Downham
21st: 33.2°C Aldenham School
22nd: 31.6°C Cambridge (NIAB)
23rd: 30.2°C Stradbroke
24th: 32.0°C Mickleham
25th: 34.1°C Charlwood
26th: 34.0°C Faversham
27th: 30.9°C Writtle
28th: 30.1°C East Bergholt
29th: 30.0°C Charsfield
30th: 28.2°C Houghton Hall

Daily minima:
16th: 16.4°C Margate
17th: 18.9°C Eastbourne
18th: 20.1°C Ventnor Park
19th: 22.3°C Ventnor Park
20th: 20.5°C Cambridge (Botanical)
21st: 18.6°C Hunstanton
22nd: 20.4°C Hunstanton
23rd: 18.1°C Cambridge (NIAB), Solent (Portsmouth)
24th: 17.4°C Hunstanton, Cromer, Margate
25th: 18.5°C St James's Park
26th: 21.2°C St James's Park
27th: 20.5°C Hampton
28th: 17.9°C St James's Park, Margate
29th: 18.7°C Skegness
30th: 19.3°C Margate
31st: 18.0°C Bognor Regis

Total days of heatwave: 15
Total days above 30.0°C: 14
Total days above 34.0°C: 3
Total days above 36.0°C: 1
Hottest day: 36.5°C
Warmest night: 22.3°C
Average daily maximum: 32.1°C
Average daily minimum: 19.2°C
All-time record break: No

Score

Total days of heatwave: July 2006 (0-1)
Total days above 30.0°C: July 2006 (0-2)
Total days above 34.0°C: July 2006 (0-3)
Total days above 36.0°C: July 2006 (0-4)
Hottest day: July 2006 (0-5)
Warmest night: July 2006 (0-6)
Average daily maximum: July 2006 (0-7)
Average daily minimum: August 1947 (1-7)
All-time record break: It's a tie! (1-7)

Final score: August 1947 1-7 July 2006

July 2006 wins!

Well, what can I say? August 1947 did exceptionally well to make it this far, but it doesn't hold a candle to real giants. Congratulations Row w, July 2006 will be taking on July 2019 for third place! Congratulations MP-R, August 1947 is the fifth hottest heatwave of all time!

The Fight for Third match will be held tomorrow at 3pm, although this may be subject to change. After that, the Final Match will be organised!

[CryoraptorA303]

Latest stats:

Finalists:
August 2003
July 2022

Final positions:
1st:
2nd:
3rd:
4th:
5th: August 1947
6th: August 2020
7th: August 1995
8th: August 1911
9th: June 2017
10th: June/July 2018

Total points (highest to lowest, whole tournament):
July 2022: 29
July 2006: 28
July 2019: 28
August 2003: 25
August 1911: 22
August 1995: 22
August 2020: 19
August 1947: 18
June 2017: 18
June/July 2018: 16
August 1932: 13
August 1990: 10
June/July 1976: 10
June 1957: 9
August 2022: 8
August 1997: 8
July 2016: 7
May/June 1947: 7
May 1944: 5
June 2022: 4
July 1959: 4
September 2016: 4
August 1955: 3
September/October 2011: 3
August/September 1906: 3
September 2023: 2
July 1983: 2
May/June 1978: 2
August 1975: 2
July 2013: 2
September 1973: 1
July 1959: 1
June 1995: 1
May 1922: 1
July 1923: 1
August 1930: 1
June 2010: 1
July 2014: 1
June 2023: 0
July 2021: 0
July 1921: 0

Eliminated:
August/September 1906 (Round 1)
June 1995 (Round 1)
July 1921 (Round 1)
May 1922 (Round 1)
July 1923 (Round 1)
August 1930 (Round 1)
June 2010 (Round 1)
September/October 2011 (Round 1)
July 2013 (Round 1)
July 2014 (Round 1)
August 1955 (Round 1)
September 2016 (Round 1)
July 1959 (Round 1)
August 1959 (Round 1)
September 1973 (Round 1)
August 1975 (Round 1)
July 2021 (Round 1)
July 1983 (Round 1)
June 2023 (Round 1)
September 2023 (Round 1)
August 1932 (Round 2)
June 1957 (Round 2)
August 1997 (Round 2)
June 2022 (Round 2)
August 2022 (Round 2)
August 1990 (Round 2)
May 1944 (Round 2)
June/July 1976 (Round 2)
May/June 1947 (Round 2)
July 2016 (Round 2)
June/July 2018 (Quarterfinals)
August 2020 (Quarterfinals)
June 2017 (Quarterfinals)
August 1911 (Quarterfinals)
August 1995 (Quarterfinals)
August 1947 (Semifinals)
July 2006 (Semifinals)
July 2019 (Semifinals)

[CryoraptorA303]

Unfortunately, I won't be hosting this tournament anymore. If someone else wants to continue it or hold future seasons in my stead then they are free to do so. Thank you everyone for playing, but I must go now.

[Summer of 95]

Hope everything's OK @CryoraptorA303, I'll present the third-fourth match for you but can't do the final since one of my teams is in it!

Here we have two very strong heatwaves of different character: July 2006 @Row w, part of a record-breaking hot CET month versus the short, more localised but very intense (to the point of setting a record high) July 2019 @R Alto. Let's go!

July 2006

Daily maxima:
16th: 31.2°C High Beach
17th: 32.7°C Heathrow
18th: 33.7°C High Beach
19th: 36.5°C Wisley
20th: 33.1°C Santon Downham
21st: 33.2°C Aldenham School
22nd: 31.6°C Cambridge (NIAB)
23rd: 30.2°C Stradbroke
24th: 32.0°C Mickleham
25th: 34.1°C Charlwood
26th: 34.0°C Faversham
27th: 30.9°C Writtle
28th: 30.1°C East Bergholt
29th: 30.0°C Charsfield
30th: 28.2°C Houghton Hall

Daily minima:
16th: 16.4°C Margate
17th: 18.9°C Eastbourne
18th: 20.1°C Ventnor Park
19th: 22.3°C Ventnor Park
20th: 20.5°C Cambridge (Botanical)
21st: 18.6°C Hunstanton
22nd: 20.4°C Hunstanton
23rd: 18.1°C Cambridge (NIAB), Solent (Portsmouth)
24th: 17.4°C Hunstanton, Cromer, Margate
25th: 18.5°C St James's Park
26th: 21.2°C St James's Park
27th: 20.5°C Hampton
28th: 17.9°C St James's Park, Margate
29th: 18.7°C Skegness
30th: 19.3°C Margate
31st: 18.0°C Bognor Regis

Total days of heatwave: 15
Total days above 30.0°C: 14
Total days above 34.0°C: 3
Total days above 36.0°C: 1
Hottest day: 36.5°C
Warmest night: 22.3°C
Average daily maximum: 32.1°C
Average daily minimum: 19.2°C
All-time record break: No

July 2019

Daily maxima:
22nd: 30.5°C Cavendish
23rd: 33.9°C East Bergholt
24th: 34.3°C Writtle
25th: 38.7°C Cambridge (Botanical)
26th: 29.1°C Charsfield, Lingwood

Daily minima:
22nd: 18.6°C Newport (Shropshire), Chivenor
23rd: 19.1°C Cromer
24th: 21.3°C Faversham
25th: 20.7°C St James's Park
26th: 22.6°C Carlton-in-Cleveland
27th: 18.2°C Cawood

Total days of heatwave: 5
Total days above 30.0°C: 4
Total days above 34.0°C: 2
Total days above 36.0°C: 1
Hottest day: 38.7°C
Warmest night: 22.6°C
Average daily maximum: 33.3°C
Average daily minimum: 20.1°C
All-time record break: Yes (0.2°C)

 

Total days heatwave: July 2006(1-0)

Total days above 30C: July 2006(2-0)

Total days above 34C: July 2006 (3-0)

Total days above 36C: It's a tie! (4-1)

Hottest day: July 2019 (4-2)

Warmest night: July 2019 (4-3)

Average daily max: July 2019 (4-4)

Average daily min: July 2019 (4-5)

All-time record: July 2019 (4-6)

JULY 2019 WINS!

A very close match, July 2019 just prevailed thanks largely to its then record high maximum. To show how close it was, had that maximum been 0.3C cooler and July 2006 scored a second 36C day, it would have been sudden death. That could have been interesting, would July 2019 have struggled if taken outside East Anglia?  But July 2006 really gave it a go and has ended as the strongest of what what we might consider the "traditional" heatwaves- long-lasting and consistent ones as opposed to the shorter more intense ones like July 2019. Which has shown that although it perhaps isn't remembered as much as some of the record-breakers, it can still take them on! Congratulations @R Alto, July 2019 is the third hottest heatwave of all time; and congratulations @Row w, July 2006 is the fourth hottest!

 

[A Face like Thunder]

I'm sorry Cryoraptor A303 that you've stepped down and thank you, Summer of 95, for taking over for the 3rd/4th place final. I can't say I understood much of the technical stuff, but I have enjoyed the trips down memory lane. I have happy memories of many of the heatwaves and am pleased that August 2003, July 2022, July 2019 and July 2006 are in the top four, and also that August 1947 appeared as a worthy rep of the 20th century, although hastening to add that I don't remember that far back! I know that some of us wanted to see 1976 appearing in the later rounds and, despite its early elimination, I will always retain many happy (and some not-so-happy) memories of that 'Summer of 76'. Thank you for organising the competition which I imagine is a first for Netweather, and best wishes for the future.  

Edited January 19 by A Face like Thunder

[Metwatch]

Any chance of reviving this