Hottest Heatwave of All Time Championship

[CryoraptorA303]

July 1983 vs July 2022

Welcome everyone to the penultimate match of round 1! Apologies for being late For this match we have July 1983, one of only two notable heatwaves of the 80s, the other of which was not nominated, sponsored by @Freeze, entering our first July derby (I believe) with July 2022, the current all-time record holder, sponsored by @Summer of 95!

As we are running very late, let's begin the match!

GO!

July 1983

Daily maxima:
8th: 29.3°C Liphook
9th: 29.8°C Camarthen
10th: 30.0°C Trowbridge
11th: 32.5°C Liphook, Trowbridge
12th: 32.9°C Liphook
13th: 33.5°C Liphook
14th: 32.3°C Trowbridge
15th: 33.0°C East Bergholt
16th: 33.7°C Liphook
17th: 31.4°C Santon Downham
18th: 28.8°C March
19th: 28.3°C Mayflower Park (S'ton)

Daily minima:
8th: 17.4°C St James's Park
9th: 18.9°C Aberporth
10th: 19.4°C Aberporth
11th: 19.3°C Penmaen
12th: 20.5°C Rodney Stoke
13th: 19.5°C Malvern, Princetown
14th: 19.8°C Nettlecombe (Birds Hill) (Lizard disqualified)
15th: 20.8°C Luton
16th: 20.6°C Margate
17th: 19.9°C Charing
18th: 18.6°C Enfield
19th: 17.6°C Ryde
20th: 17.5°C Swanage

Total days of heatwave: 12
Total days above 30.0°C: 8
Total days above 34.0°C: 0
Total days above 36.0°C: 0
Hottest day: 33.7°C
Warmest night: 20.8°C
Average daily maximum: 31.3°C
Average daily minimum: 19.2°C
All-time record break: No

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: July 1983 (1-0)
Total days above 30.0°C: July 1983 (2-0)
Total days above 34.0°C: July 2022 (2-1)
Total days above 36.0°C: July 2022 (2-2)
Hottest day: July 2022 (2-3)
Warmest night: July 2022 (2-4)
Average daily maximum: July 2022 (2-5)
Average daily minimum: July 2022 (2-6)
All-time record break: July 2022 (2-7)

Final score: July 1983 2-7 July 2022

July 2022 wins!

While July 1983 is no pushover, it had absolutely no chance against this demon spawn. Congratulations Summer of 95, July 2022 is advancing to round 2! Bad luck Freeze, July 1983 is off home to Liphook

July 2022 has also set a new record for average daily maximum at 34.2°C, beating August 2020 by 0.1°C! It fell just short of the daily minimum record by 0.2°C, which has been successfully defended by August 2020.

That concludes the last 1v1 of round 1! The final match of the round will be August 2022 vs June 2023 vs September 2023 at 8pm! Who do you think will win that match?

Edited December 21, 2023 by CryoraptorA303

[Freeze]

I got pummeled in all nominations. 

[CryoraptorA303]

August 2022 vs June 2023 vs September 2023

Welcome everyone to the final match of round 1! We will conclude the round with a three-side match between August 2022, holder of the hottest metre-for-metre day on record, sponsored by @SummerShower, June 2023, the hottest June on record, also sponsored by SummerShower, and September 2023, England and Wales' hottest September on record, sponsored by @rwtwm! Truly a battle of extremes!

Without further comment, let's begin round 1's last match!

GO!

August 2022

Daily maxima:
7th: 28.3°C Frittenden
8th: 30.0°C Charlwood
9th: 30.2°C Westonzoyland
10th: 31.8°C Wiggonholt, Usk
11th: 34.2°C Wiggonholt
12th: 34.5°C Wiggonholt
13th: 34.9°C Charlwood
14th: 34.2°C Cambridge (Botanical)
15th: 32.1°C Coningsby, Cambridge (Botanical)
16th: 28.3°C Cirencester

Daily minima:
7th: 16.1°C Crosby
8th: 17.2°C Portland
9th: 17.0°C Scilly
10th: 17.6°C Manston
11th: 19.4°C St Catherines
12th: 20.6°C St Catherines, Slapton
13th: 20.8°C Mumbles Head
14th: 21.6°C St Catherines
15th: 20.1°C Bognor Regis
16th: 18.3°C Heathrow
17th: 17.9°C Cambridge (NIAB)

Total days of heatwave: 10
Total days above 30.0°C: 8
Total days above 34.0°C: 4
Total days above 36.0°C: 0
Hottest day: 34.9°C
Warmest night: 21.6°C
Average daily maximum: 31.9°C
Average daily minimum: 18.8°C
All-time record break: No

June 2023

Daily maxima:
9th: 29.8°C Porthmadog
10th: 32.2°C Chertsey
11th: 32.0°C Kew Gardens
12th: 31.3°C Rostherne
13th: 30.8°C Porthmadog
14th: 29.8°C Wiggonholt
15th: 28.8°C Otterbourne, Usk
16th: 28.3°C Wiggonholt

Daily minima:
9th: 15.9°C Plymouth
10th: 17.2°C Bude
11th: 17.6°C Achnagart
12th: 17.6°C St James's Park
13th: 19.2°C Morcambe
14th: 17.5°C Portglenone
15th: 17.2°C Cardiff
16th: 16.8°C Rhyl
17th: 17.4°C Walney Island

Total days of heatwave: 8
Total days above 30.0°C: 4
Total days above 34.0°C: 0
Total days above 36.0°C: 0
Hottest day: 32.2°C
Warmest night: 19.2°C
Average daily maximum: 30.4°C
Average daily minimum: 17.4°C
All-time record break: No

September 2023

Daily maxima:
4th: 30.2°C Whitechurch
5th: 30.8°C Otterbourne
6th: 32.0°C Kew Gardens
7th: 32.7°C Wisley
8th: 30.9°C Cavendish
9th: 33.2°C Kew Gardens
10th: 33.5°C Faversham

Daily minima:
4th: 19.0°C Plymouth
5th: 19.7°C Plymouth
6th: 17.6°C Langdon Bay
7th: 20.2°C Porthmadog, Mumbles Head
8th: 18.9°C Heathrow, Aberdaron
9th: 19.2°C Brooms Barn
10th: 20.1°C St Catherines
11th: 19.3°C St James's Park

Total days of heatwave: 7
Total days above 30.0°C: 7
Total days above 34.0°C: 0
Total days above 36.0°C: 0
Hottest day: 33.5°C
Warmest night: 20.2°C
Average daily maximum: 31.9°C
Average daily minimum: 19.3°C
All-time record break: No

Score

Total days of heatwave: August 2022 (1-0-0)
Total days above 30.0°C: August 2022 (2-0-0)
Total days above 34.0°C: August 2022 (3-0-0)
Total days above 36.0°C: It's a tie! (3-0-0)
Hottest day: August 2022 (4-0-0)
Warmest night: August 2022 (5-0-0)
Average daily maximum: August 2022 and September 2023 (6-0-1)
Average daily minimum: September 2023 (6-0-2)
All-time record break: No

Final score: August 2022 6, June 2023 0, September 2023 2

August 2022 wins!

While neither June nor September 2023 are pushovers by any means, I think its easy to forget how big August 2022 really is. Congratulations SummerShower, August 2022 is advancing to round 2! Bad luck rwtwm, September 2023 is off home to Kew Gardens And June 2023 is of course on its way home, but seeing as August 2022 is through, I doubt SummerShower is that bothered

Personally I would've liked to see September 2023 in round 2, but it is what it is.

And with that, round 1 is over! We have 20 contestants remaining. Who will win? Who will lose? Find out in round 2! Adios for now

[Methuselah]

As far as I'm concerned the 16-day stretch of 32C temps, in June-July 1976, beats all of the more recent efforts put together! 

[CryoraptorA303]

2 minutes ago, Methuselah said:

As far as I'm concerned the 16-day stretch of 32C temps, in June-July 1976, beats all of the more recent efforts put together! 

Well, put together, that would be equal to several months of heatwave in a row, so this is quite clearly not the case

[CryoraptorA303]

Round 1 stats:

Total points (highest to lowest):
August 1911: 9
July 2019: 8
August 1932: 8
July 2022: 7
June/July 1976: 7
July 2006: 7
August 2003: 7
August 1995: 7
August 1990: 7
August 2022: 6
August 2020: 6
June 2017: 6
August 1947: 6
June/July 2018: 5
June 1957: 5
August 1997: 5
June 2022: 4
July 1959: 4
September 2016: 4
July 2016: 4
May/June 1947: 4
May 1944: 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

Round 2 contestants (chronological order):
August 1911 @Harry's House
August 1932 @Metwatch
May 1944 @Capser
May/June 1947 @hillbilly
August 1947 @MP-R
June 1957 @Harry's House
June/July 1976 @Metwatch
August 1990 @Capser
August 1995 @AderynCoch
August 1997 @hillbilly
August 2003 @Summer8906
July 2006 @Row w
July 2016 @Summer of 95
June 2017 @WYorksWeather
June/July 2018 @Sun Chaser
July 2019 @R Alto
August 2020 @LetItSnow!
June 2022 @WYorksWeather
July 2022 @Summer of 95
August 2022 @SummerShower

Congratulations to all those who have a Round 2 nominee! A special round of applause for those who have more than one nominee in Round 2!

Eliminated:
August/September 1906
June 1995
July 1921
May 1922
July 1923
August 1930
June 2010
September/October 2011
July 2013
July 2014
August 1955
September 2016
July 1959
August 1959
September 1973
August 1975
July 2021
July 1983
June 2023
September 2023

Bad luck if all of your nominees were eliminated!

The Round 2 fixtures will be worked out over the Christmas weekend. In the meantime, congratulations again to all those who are through to the second round, and thanks for playing, even if you were eliminated! Merry Christmas!

[CryoraptorA303]

Hottest Heatwave of All Time Championship ROUND 2

Welcome everyone to Round 2 of the Hottest Heatwave of All Time Championship! I hope you all had a great Christmas Now that the big man is back at the North Pole for another year, it's time to get this show back on the road!

The rules and criteria will be the same as Round 1. This time, matches will be randomised. Any lineup that resulted in a sponsor's nominees against each other was reshuffled.

As a reminder, these are the Round 2 contestants:

August 1911 @Harry's House
August 1932 @Metwatch
May 1944 @Capser
May/June 1947 @hillbilly
August 1947 @MP-R
June 1957 @Harry's House
June/July 1976 @Metwatch
August 1990 @Capser
August 1995 @AderynCoch
August 1997 @hillbilly
August 2003 @Summer8906
July 2006 @Row w
July 2016 @Summer of 95
June 2017 @WYorksWeather
June/July 2018 @Sun Chaser
July 2019 @R Alto
August 2020 @LetItSnow!
June 2022 @WYorksWeather
July 2022 @Summer of 95
August 2022 @SummerShower

Now, let's put all the contestants into the hat and see what fixtures we get...

August 1932 vs August 1911 - Dec 27th 2pm

June 1957 vs June 2017 - Dec 27th 5pm

August 1997 vs August 2003 - Dec 28th 2pm

June 2022 vs July 2019 - Dec 28th 5pm

August 1995 vs August 2022 - Dec 31st 2pm

August 1990 vs August 2020 - Dec 31st 5pm

May 1944 vs June/July 2018 - Jan 2nd 2pm

July 2022 vs June/July 1976 - Jan 2nd 5pm

August 1947 vs May/June 1947 - Jan 3rd 2pm

July 2006 vs July 2016 - Jan 3rd 5pm

Some very exciting matches there

The winners of each match will advance to the Quarterfinals, while the losers will be eliminated as in the first round. In total we will have ten Quarterfinalists.

And with that, let's begin Round 2! Who do you think will make it to the Quarters?

 

[Sun Chaser]

8 hours ago, CryoraptorA303 said:

Hottest Heatwave of All Time Championship ROUND 2

Welcome everyone to Round 2 of the Hottest Heatwave of All Time Championship! I hope you all had a great Christmas Now that the big man is back at the North Pole for another year, it's time to get this show back on the road!

The rules and criteria will be the same as Round 1. This time, matches will be randomised. Any lineup that resulted in a sponsor's nominees against each other was reshuffled.

As a reminder, these are the Round 2 contestants:

August 1911 @Harry's House
August 1932 @Metwatch
May 1944 @Capser
May/June 1947 @hillbilly
August 1947 @MP-R
June 1957 @Harry's House
June/July 1976 @Metwatch
August 1990 @Capser
August 1995 @AderynCoch
August 1997 @hillbilly
August 2003 @Summer8906
July 2006 @Row w
July 2016 @Summer of 95
June 2017 @WYorksWeather
June/July 2018 @Sun Chaser
July 2019 @R Alto
August 2020 @LetItSnow!
June 2022 @WYorksWeather
July 2022 @Summer of 95
August 2022 @SummerShower

Now, let's put all the contestants into the hat and see what fixtures we get...

August 1932 vs August 1911 - Dec 27th 2pm

June 1957 vs June 2017 - Dec 27th 5pm

August 1997 vs August 2003 - Dec 28th 2pm

June 2022 vs July 2019 - Dec 28th 5pm

August 1995 vs August 2022 - Dec 31st 2pm

August 1990 vs August 2020 - Dec 31st 5pm

May 1944 vs June/July 2018 - Jan 2nd 2pm

July 2022 vs June/July 1976 - Jan 2nd 5pm

August 1947 vs May/June 1947 - Jan 3rd 2pm

July 2006 vs July 2016 - Jan 3rd 5pm

Some very exciting matches there

The winners of each match will advance to the Quarterfinals, while the losers will be eliminated as in the first round. In total we will have ten Quarterfinalists.

And with that, let's begin Round 2! Who do you think will make it to the Quarters?

 

Quietly confident as May 1944 had a proper struggle against a heatwave that peaked in October! Also interesting that two heatwaves exactly 10 years apart are matched up - with the hot weather peaking on both July 19th 2006 and July 19th 2016, a stat I've always found fun.

[CryoraptorA303]

7 minutes ago, Sun Chaser said:

Quietly confident as May 1944 had a proper struggle against a heatwave that peaked in October! Also interesting that two heatwaves exactly 10 years apart are matched up - with the hot weather peaking on both July 19th 2006 and July 19th 2016, a stat I've always found fun.

I would've preferred to see September/October 2011 as the token Round 2 underdog to be honest. Of course, neither one would have any chance against any others in Round 2, but as the only October heatwave in existence I'd personally think it would deserve to be the underdog a bit more than May 1944 considering there is another partial May example through (which has much better chances of course).

Unfortunately most of the major September heatwaves weren't nominated, and we are "missing" a big May heatwave, so this is the best we have Maybe if we have a second season next year, we may have a new May or September heatwave to nominate

[CryoraptorA303]

August 1932 vs August 1911

Welcome back all to the Hottest Heatwave of All Time Championship! To kick off Round 2, we have two historic giants starting the round with an August derby: August 1932, sponsored by @Metwatch, will be taking on August 1911, sponsored by @Harry's House! They both had relatively easy matches in the first round, but which one will prove to be a true giant?

With that being said, let's begin the match!

GO!

August 1932

Daily maxima:
17th: 30.0C Wisley
18th: 32.2C St James's Park
19th: 36.1C Halstead (London >36C temps not considered)
20th: 32.2C Marlborough

Daily minima:
17th: 17.2C Hull, Harwarden Bridge
18th: 18.9C Skegness, Margate
19th: 20.6C Folkestone
20th: 21.1C St James's Park, Folkestone, Bognor Regis
21st: 18.3C Bognor Regis, Bath

Total days of heatwave: 4
Total days above 30.0C: 4
Total days above 34.0C: 1
Total days above 36.0C: 1
Hottest day: 36.1C
Warmest night: 21.1C
Average daily maximum: 32.6C
Average daily minimum: 19.2C
All-time record break: No

August 1911

Daily maxima:
8th - 31.1C Kew Gardens
9th - 36.7C Raunds (Resolution low - 35.3C at Cambridge Botanical means I trust it though)
10th - 30.5C East Park (S'ton) (35.7C at Wisley disqualified)
11th - 29.5C Kew Gardens
12th - 32.8C Cambridge Botanical
13th - 33.3C Cambridge Botanical & Bath
14th - 32.3C Wisley
15th - 29.7C Wisley
16th - 26.3C Ross-on-Wye - Not heatwave conditions, however, an exception is granted
17th - 28.9C Ross-on-Wye
18th - 28.6C Ross-on-Wye
19th - 28.2C Wisley
20th - 29.4C Cambridge Botanical
21st - 29.7C Wisley disqualified - Frequent equipment failures?

Daily minima:
8th - 17.4C Lowestoft
9th - 19.6C Colwyn Bay
10th - 19.1C Eastbourne
11th - 17.3C Plymouth
12th - 20.5C Plymouth
13th - 20.0C Bognor Regis
14th - 20.0C Victoria Park (Swansea)
15th - 17.8C Plymouth
16th - 16.7C Teignmouth
17th - 16.7C Bognor Regis
18th - 17.3C Cromer
19th - 16.4C Eastbourne
20th - 16.1C Lowestoft
21st - 18.3C Bognor Regis

Total days of heatwave: 12
Total consecutive days above 30.0C: 3+3
Days above 34.0C: 1
Days above 36.0C: 1
Hottest day: 36.7C
Warmest night: 20.5C
Average daily high: 30.6C
Average daily low: 18.1C
All-time record break: First reliable

Score

Total days of heatwave: August 1911 (0-1)
Total days above 30.0°C: August 1911 (0-2)
Total days above 34.0°C: It's a tie! (1-3)
Total days above 36.0°C: It's a tie! (2-4)
Hottest day: August 1911 (2-5)
Warmest night: August 1932 (3-5)
Average daily maximum: August 1932 (4-5)
Average daily minimum: August 1932 (5-5)
All-time record break: August 1911 (5-6)

Final score: August 1932 5-6 August 1911

August 1911 wins!

Both powerful heatwaves even by today's standards, this was a very close match. However, August 1911 has just outlived August 1932's laser-focus. Congratulations Harry's House, August 1911 is moving on to the quarterfinals! Bad luck Metwatch, August 1932 is off home to Halstead

Today's second match will be June 1957 vs June 2017! Who do you think will win that match?

[CryoraptorA303]

June 1957 vs June 2017

Welcome all to today's second match! We have our first June derby of Round 2, with June 1957, sponsored by @Harry's House, against June 2017, sponsored by @WYorksWeather!

As to not run late, let's begin the match!

GO!

June 1957

Daily maxima:
28th: 32.2°C Various
29th: 35.0°C Northolt
30th: 33.3°C East Malling

Daily minima:
28th: 17.8°C Ilfracombe
29th: 19.4°C Margate
30th: 20.0°C Margate
1st: 17.8°C Various

Total days of heatwave: 3
Total days above 30.0°C: 3
Total days above 34.0°C: 1
Total days above 36.0°C: 0
Hottest day: 35.0°C
Warmest night: 20.0°C
Average daily maximum: 33.5°C
Average daily minimum: 18.8°C
All-time record break: No

June 2017

Daily maxima:
17th: 30.1°C Heathrow
18th: 32.1°C Hampton
19th: 32.5°C Hampton
20th: 31.5°C Seavington
21st: 34.5°C Heathrow

Daily minima:
17th: 16.5°C Thornes Park
18th: 18.3°C Cromer
19th: 20.0°C Ventnor Park
20th: 19.6°C Ventnor Park
21st: 19.7°C Margam
22nd: 20.0°C Weybourne

Total days of heatwave: 5
Total days above 30.0°C: 5
Total days above 34.0°C: 1
Total days above 36.0°C: 0
Hottest day: 34.5°C
Warmest night: 20.0°C
Average daily maximum: 32.1°C
Average daily minimum: 19.0°C
All-time record break: No

Score

Total days of heatwave: June 2017 (0-1)
Total days above 30.0°C: June 2017 (0-2)
Total days above 34.0°C: It's a tie! (1-3)
Total days above 36.0°C: It's a tie! (1-3)
Hottest day: June 1957 (2-3)
Warmest night: It's a tie! (3-4)
Average daily maximum: June 1957 (4-4)
Average daily minimum: June 2017 (4-5)
All-time record break: It's a tie! (4-5)

Final score: June 1957 4-5 June 2017

June 2017 wins!

Another close match! June 1957 tried its best, but it has been narrowly defeated by June 2017. Congratulations WYorksWeather, June 2017 is through to the quarterfinals! Bad luck Harry's House, June 1957 is off home to Northolt

That concludes the first day of Round 2! Tomorrow's matches will be August 1997 vs August 2003 at 2pm and June 2022 vs July 2019 at 5pm! Who do you think will win these matches?

[A Face like Thunder]

I remember the end of June 1957 and how hot it was, with our thermometer going ballistic in the heat. This came just six months before we had to get used to perma-heat, with a move to Singapore for three years.  

[CryoraptorA303]

August 1997 vs August 2003

Welcome all to the first match of the day! Apologies for being late . For this match we have August 1997, one of the hottest Augusts on record, sponsored by @hillbilly, against August 2003, the holder of the hottest August day on record, sponsored by @Summer8906!

As we're late, let's get straight to the match!

GO!

August 1997

6th: 28.8°C Wellesbourne
7th: 30.0°C Wellesbourne
8th: 31.6°C Marholm
9th: 33.2°C Writtle
10th: 33.1°C Wellesbourne
11th: 32.5°C March
12th: 32.1°C Norwich
13th: 29.9°C Morley St Boltolph (Cambridge NIAB is sent off due to suspected equipment failure)
14th: 27.9°C East Bergholt - Not heatwave conditions, but an exception is granted
15th: 29.9°C Boxworth
16th: 30.3°C Cawood
17th: 30.2°C Boxworth
18th: 31.0°C Kew Gardens
19th: 31.7°C Cheltenham
20th: 30.9°C Marholm
21st: 30.1°C Cavendish
22nd: 28.7°C Charsfield
23rd: 30.1°C Manston
24th: 28.2°C Manston

Daily minima:
6th: 17.4°C Margate, Herne Bay
7th: 18.6°C Southend
8th: 18.9°C Eskmeals
9th: 19.2°C Southend
10th: 19.1°C Southend
11th: 21.6°C Hampstead
12th: 21.0°C Eastbourne
13th: 19.8°C St James's Park
14th: 18.0°C Dingwall
15th: 17.7°C Southend
16th: 18.7°C Skegness
17th: 20.6°C Cambridge (Botanical)
18th: 18.9°C Hastings
19th: 18.8°C St James's Park
20th: 20.3°C Morcambe
21st: 19.8°C Victoria Park (Swansea)
22nd: 20.2°C Southend
23rd: 20.4°C Southend
24th: 20.0°C Hampton
25th: 19.0°C Southend

Total days of heatwave: 18
Total days above 30.0°C: 13
Days above 34.0°C: 0
Days above 36.0°C: 0
Hottest day: 33.2°C
Warmest night: 21.6°C
Average daily high: 30.5°C
Average daily low: 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°CVentnor 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)

Score

Total days of heatwave: August 1997 (1-0)
Total days above 30.0°C: August 1997 (2-0)
Total days above 34.0°C: August 2003 (2-1)
Total days above 36.0°C: August 2003 (2-2)
Hottest day: August 2003 (2-3)
Warmest night: August 2003 (2-4)
Average daily maximum: August 2003 (2-5)
Average daily minimum: August 1997 (3-5)
All-time record break: August 2003 (3-6)

Final score: August 1997 3-6 August 2003

August 2003 wins!

While August 1997 is a very potent night heatwave, it unfortunately did not have the daily maxima to keep up with August 2003. Congratulations Summer8906, August 2003 is moving on to the quarterfinals! Bad luck hillbilly, August 1997 is off home to Wellesbourne

Today's evening match will be June 2022 vs July 2019 at 5pm! Who do you think will win that match?

P.S. I noticed I forgot to post the latest stats yesterday . Those will be included in today's update.

[CryoraptorA303]

June 2022 vs July 2019

Welcome all to today's "evening" match! We have June 2022, July 2022's smaller cousin, sponsored by @WYorksWeather, taking its chances against the beast that is July 2019, holder of the second-hottest day on record, sponsored by @R Alto!

Without further fuss, let's begin the match!

GO!

June 2022

Daily maxima:
15th: 28.2°C Kew Gardens
16th: 29.5°C Northolt
17th: 32.7°C Santon Downham, Heathrow
18th: 28.0°C Ringmer

Daily minima:
15th: 13.6°C Manston (Mylnefield very suspect)
16th: 14.7°C St Catherines (Faskally disqualified)
17th: 18.1°C Scampton
18th: 19.6°C St James's Park
19th: 12.4°C Crosby

Total days of heatwave: 4
Total days above 30.0°C: 1
Total days above 34.0°C: 0
Total days above 36.0°C: 0
Hottest day: 32.7°C
Warmest night: 19.6°C
Average daily maximum: 29.6°C
Average daily minimum: 15.7°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)

Score

Total days of heatwave: July 2019 (0-1)
Total days above 30.0°C: July 2019 (0-2)
Total days above 34.0°C: July 2019 (0-3)
Total days above 36.0°C: July 2019 (0-4)
Hottest day: July 2019 (0-5)
Warmest night: July 2019 (0-6)
Average daily maximum: July 2019 (0-7)
Average daily minimum: July 2019 (0-8)
All-time record break: July 2019 (0-9)

Wow, it seems that July 2019 has achieved the first flawless victory in the tournament! In recognition of this feat, July 2019 will be awarded an extra point!

Final score: June 2022 0-10 July 2019

July 2019 wins!

While I'm sure we were all expecting July 2019 to win, I wasn't expecting a flawless victory! Can anyone stop this monster? Congratulations R Alto, July 2019 is moving on to the quarterfinals! Bad luck WYorksWeather, June 2022 has been absolutely humiliated and is going home embarassed to Santon Downham

With that, the match week has now ended. Sunday's matches will be August 1995 vs August 2022 at 2pm and August 1990 vs August 2020 at 5pm. Both very big August derbies!

I wonder if July 2022 will force its way through June/July 1976 now to try and settle the score with July 2019? I doubt its very happy about June 2022 getting humiliated like this... It has a huge struggle ahead if it wants a chance at putting July 2019 in its place

[CryoraptorA303]

Latest stats:

Quarterfinalists:
August 1911
June 2017
August 2003
July 2019

Total points (highest to lowest, whole tournament):
July 2019: 18
August 1911: 15
August 2003: 13
August 1932: 13
June 2017: 11
June 1957: 9
August 1997: 8
July 2022: 7
June/July 1976: 7
July 2006: 7
August 1995: 7
August 1990: 7
August 2022: 6
August 2020: 6
June 2017: 11
August 1947: 6
June/July 2018: 5
June 1957: 9
June 2022: 4
July 1959: 4
September 2016: 4
July 2016: 4
May/June 1947: 4
May 1944: 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)

[CryoraptorA303]

 August 1995 vs August 2022

Welcome to the first match of the day! We're kicking off New Year's Eve with an intense derby We have August 1995, at the time of writing the hottest August on record, sponsored by @AderynCoch, against August 2022, itself a very hot August and one of the hottest on record, sponsored by @SummerShower!

As to stay on schedule, let's begin the match!

GO!

August 1995

Daily maxima:
24th: 29.0°C Kew Gardens
25th: 32.0°C Cheltenham
26th: 30.6°C Kinloss
27th: 30.9°C High Beach
28th: 29.3°C Mary St. Boltolph
29th: 33.4°C Boxworth
30th: 33.3°C Boxworth
31st: 33.0°C Boxworth
1st: 35.2°C Boxworth
2nd: 34.9°C Kew Gardens
3rd: 33.9°C Ibsley, Yeovilton
4th: 31.0°C Christchurch
5th: 30.0°C Ibsley
6th: 28.9°C Mayflower Park (S'ton)
7th: 26.5°C Christchurch - Not heatwave conditions, however, an exception is granted
8th: 25.5°C East Bergholt - Not heatwave conditions, however, an exception is granted
9th: 28.0°C Ballater, Kelso
10th: 30.2°C Penhow
11th: 32.9°C Cheltenham
12th: 32.2°C Ditchingham, East Bergholt
13th: 28.2°C Southend
14th: 27.8°C Inchmarlo - Not heatwave conditions, however, an exception is granted (Crossway disqualified)
15th: 30.4°C Great Malvern
16th: 32.1°C Mayflower Park (S'ton)
17th: 32.6°C Cheltenham
18th: 31.0°C Cheltenham
19th: 32.3°C Mayflower Park (S'ton)
20th: 32.4°C Mayflower Park (S'ton)
21st: 33.0°C Cheltenham
22nd: 33.6°C Cheltenham
23rd: 28.0°C Brede (Marlborough disqualified)

Daily minima:
24th: 16.4°C Crosby
25th: 17.8°C Sandown
26th: 19.5°C Bexhill
27th: 18.4°C Southend
28th: 18.1°C Southend
29th: 20.5°C Herne Bay
30th: 18.8°C Lincoln
31st: 19.8°C Eastbourne
1st: 21.4°C Sellafield
2nd: 22.7°C Hastings
3rd: 21.5°C Salcombe
4th: 20.7°C Tregastick
5th: 16.8°C Penzance
6th: 17.8°C Portland
7th: 17.2°C Herne Bay
8th: 16.5°C Pendennis
9th: 15.8°C Herne Bay
10th: 17.9°C Sandown
11th: 21.0°C Sandown
12th: 18.4°C Lossiemouth
13th: 19.2°C Greenwich
14th: 17.3°C Newquay
15th: 16.5°C Southend
16th: 18.7°C St Catherines
17th: 18.9°C Lizard
18th: 19.6°C Aberdaron
19th: 20.0°C Victoria Park (Swansea)
20th: 20.4°C Sidmouth
21st: 20.2°C Mumbles Head
22nd: 18.7°C Teignmouth
23rd: 18.5°C Flat Holm
24th: 17.1°C Treknow

Total days of heatwave: 28
Total days above 30.0°C: 22
Days above 34.0°C: 2
Days above 36.0°C: 0
Hottest day: 35.2°C
Warmest night: 22.7°C
Average daily high: 32.1°C
Average daily low: 18.8°C
All-time record break: No

August 2022

Daily maxima:
7th: 28.3°C Frittenden
8th: 30.0°C Charlwood
9th: 30.2°C Westonzoyland
10th: 31.8°C Wiggonholt, Usk
11th: 34.2°C Wiggonholt
12th: 34.5°C Wiggonholt
13th: 34.9°C Charlwood
14th: 34.2°C Cambridge (Botanical)
15th: 32.1°C Coningsby, Cambridge (Botanical)
16th: 28.3°C Cirencester

Daily minima:
7th: 16.1°C Crosby
8th: 17.2°C Portland
9th: 17.0°C Scilly
10th: 17.6°C Manston
11th: 19.4°C St Catherines
12th: 20.6°C St Catherines, Slapton
13th: 20.8°C Mumbles Head
14th: 21.6°C St Catherines
15th: 20.1°C Bognor Regis
16th: 18.3°C Heathrow
17th: 17.9°C Cambridge (NIAB)

Total days of heatwave: 10
Total days above 30.0°C: 8
Total days above 34.0°C: 4
Total days above 36.0°C: 0
Hottest day: 34.9°C
Warmest night: 21.6°C
Average daily maximum: 31.9°C
Average daily minimum: 18.8°C
All-time record break: No

Score

Total days of heatwave: August 1995 (1-0)
Total days above 30.0°C: August 1995 (2-0)
Total days above 34.0°C: August 2022 (2-1)
Total days above 36.0°C: It's a tie! (2-1)
Hottest day: August 1995 (3-1)
Warmest night: August 1995 (4-1)
Average daily maximum: August 1995 (5-1)
Average daily minimum: It's a tie! (6-2)
All-time record break: It's a tie! (6-2)

Final score: August 1995 6-2 August 2022

August 1995 wins!

While August 2022 is undoubtely no pushover, it is evidently absolutely nothing compared to the absolute behemoth that is August 1995. I was expecting 1995 to win but not by this much! Congratulations AderynCoch, August 1995 is advancing to the quarterfinals! Bad luck SummerShower, August 2022 is off home to Wiggonholt

Today's second match will be August 1990 vs August 2020 at 5pm! Who do you think will win that match?

Edited December 31, 2023 by CryoraptorA303

[LetItSnow!]

On 21/12/2023 at 18:20, CryoraptorA303 said:

July 1983 vs July 2022

Welcome everyone to the penultimate match of round 1! Apologies for being late For this match we have July 1983, one of only two notable heatwaves of the 80s, the other of which was not nominated, sponsored by @Freeze, entering our first July derby (I believe) with July 2022, the current all-time record holder, sponsored by @Summer of 95!

As we are running very late, let's begin the match!

GO!

July 1983

Daily maxima:
8th: 29.3°C Liphook
9th: 29.8°C Camarthen
10th: 30.0°C Trowbridge
11th: 32.5°C Liphook, Trowbridge
12th: 32.9°C Liphook
13th: 33.5°C Liphook
14th: 32.3°C Trowbridge
15th: 33.0°C East Bergholt
16th: 33.7°C Liphook
17th: 31.4°C Santon Downham
18th: 28.8°C March
19th: 28.3°C Mayflower Park (S'ton)

Daily minima:
8th: 17.4°C St James's Park
9th: 18.9°C Aberporth
10th: 19.4°C Aberporth
11th: 19.3°C Penmaen
12th: 20.5°C Rodney Stoke
13th: 19.5°C Malvern, Princetown
14th: 19.8°C Nettlecombe (Birds Hill) (Lizard disqualified)
15th: 20.8°C Luton
16th: 20.6°C Margate
17th: 19.9°C Charing
18th: 18.6°C Enfield
19th: 17.6°C Ryde
20th: 17.5°C Swanage

Total days of heatwave: 12
Total days above 30.0°C: 8
Total days above 34.0°C: 0
Total days above 36.0°C: 0
Hottest day: 33.7°C
Warmest night: 20.8°C
Average daily maximum: 31.3°C
Average daily minimum: 19.2°C
All-time record break: No

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: July 1983 (1-0)
Total days above 30.0°C: July 1983 (2-0)
Total days above 34.0°C: July 2022 (2-1)
Total days above 36.0°C: July 2022 (2-2)
Hottest day: July 2022 (2-3)
Warmest night: July 2022 (2-4)
Average daily maximum: July 2022 (2-5)
Average daily minimum: July 2022 (2-6)
All-time record break: July 2022 (2-7)

Final score: July 1983 2-7 July 2022

July 2022 wins!

While July 1983 is no pushover, it had absolutely no chance against this demon spawn. Congratulations Summer of 95, July 2022 is advancing to round 2! Bad luck Freeze, July 1983 is off home to Liphook

July 2022 has also set a new record for average daily maximum at 34.2°C, beating August 2020 by 0.1°C! It fell just short of the daily minimum record by 0.2°C, which has been successfully defended by August 2020.

That concludes the last 1v1 of round 1! The final match of the round will be August 2022 vs June 2023 vs September 2023 at 8pm! Who do you think will win that match?

Even though it lost, July 1983 is the clear winner in my eyes for sunshine and overall classicness. July 2022 was concentrated and the rest was quite good, but July 1983 was the real deal. Can you even imagine a July like that with a heat spike like 2022? 20C material, that’s what. 

[LetItSnow!]

2 hours ago, CryoraptorA303 said:

 August 1995 vs August 2022

Welcome to the first match of the day! We're kicking off New Year's Eve with an intense derby We have August 1995, at the time of writing the hottest August on record, sponsored by @AderynCoch, against August 2022, itself a very hot August and one of the hottest on record, sponsored by @SummerShower!

As to stay on schedule, let's begin the match!

GO!

August 1995

Daily maxima:
24th: 29.0°C Kew Gardens
25th: 32.0°C Cheltenham
26th: 30.6°C Kinloss
27th: 30.9°C High Beach
28th: 29.3°C Mary St. Boltolph
29th: 33.4°C Boxworth
30th: 33.3°C Boxworth
31st: 33.0°C Boxworth
1st: 35.2°C Boxworth
2nd: 34.9°C Kew Gardens
3rd: 33.9°C Ibsley, Yeovilton
4th: 31.0°C Christchurch
5th: 30.0°C Ibsley
6th: 28.9°C Mayflower Park (S'ton)
7th: 26.5°C Christchurch - Not heatwave conditions, however, an exception is granted
8th: 25.5°C East Bergholt - Not heatwave conditions, however, an exception is granted
9th: 28.0°C Ballater, Kelso
10th: 30.2°C Penhow
11th: 32.9°C Cheltenham
12th: 32.2°C Ditchingham, East Bergholt
13th: 28.2°C Southend
14th: 27.8°C Inchmarlo - Not heatwave conditions, however, an exception is granted (Crossway disqualified)
15th: 30.4°C Great Malvern
16th: 32.1°C Mayflower Park (S'ton)
17th: 32.6°C Cheltenham
18th: 31.0°C Cheltenham
19th: 32.3°C Mayflower Park (S'ton)
20th: 32.4°C Mayflower Park (S'ton)
21st: 33.0°C Cheltenham
22nd: 33.6°C Cheltenham
23rd: 28.0°C Brede (Marlborough disqualified)

Daily minima:
24th: 16.4°C Crosby
25th: 17.8°C Sandown
26th: 19.5°C Bexhill
27th: 18.4°C Southend
28th: 18.1°C Southend
29th: 20.5°C Herne Bay
30th: 18.8°C Lincoln
31st: 19.8°C Eastbourne
1st: 21.4°C Sellafield
2nd: 22.7°C Hastings
3rd: 21.5°C Salcombe
4th: 20.7°C Tregastick
5th: 16.8°C Penzance
6th: 17.8°C Portland
7th: 17.2°C Herne Bay
8th: 16.5°C Pendennis
9th: 15.8°C Herne Bay
10th: 17.9°C Sandown
11th: 21.0°C Sandown
12th: 18.4°C Lossiemouth
13th: 19.2°C Greenwich
14th: 17.3°C Newquay
15th: 16.5°C Southend
16th: 18.7°C St Catherines
17th: 18.9°C Lizard
18th: 19.6°C Aberdaron
19th: 20.0°C Victoria Park (Swansea)
20th: 20.4°C Sidmouth
21st: 20.2°C Mumbles Head
22nd: 18.7°C Teignmouth
23rd: 18.5°C Flat Holm
24th: 17.1°C Treknow

Total days of heatwave: 28
Total days above 30.0°C: 22
Days above 34.0°C: 2
Days above 36.0°C: 0
Hottest day: 35.2°C
Warmest night: 22.7°C
Average daily high: 32.1°C
Average daily low: 18.8°C
All-time record break: No

August 2022

Daily maxima:
7th: 28.3°C Frittenden
8th: 30.0°C Charlwood
9th: 30.2°C Westonzoyland
10th: 31.8°C Wiggonholt, Usk
11th: 34.2°C Wiggonholt
12th: 34.5°C Wiggonholt
13th: 34.9°C Charlwood
14th: 34.2°C Cambridge (Botanical)
15th: 32.1°C Coningsby, Cambridge (Botanical)
16th: 28.3°C Cirencester

Daily minima:
7th: 16.1°C Crosby
8th: 17.2°C Portland
9th: 17.0°C Scilly
10th: 17.6°C Manston
11th: 19.4°C St Catherines
12th: 20.6°C St Catherines, Slapton
13th: 20.8°C Mumbles Head
14th: 21.6°C St Catherines
15th: 20.1°C Bognor Regis
16th: 18.3°C Heathrow
17th: 17.9°C Cambridge (NIAB)

Total days of heatwave: 10
Total days above 30.0°C: 8
Total days above 34.0°C: 4
Total days above 36.0°C: 0
Hottest day: 34.9°C
Warmest night: 21.6°C
Average daily maximum: 31.9°C
Average daily minimum: 18.8°C
All-time record break: No

Score

Total days of heatwave: August 1995 (1-0)
Total days above 30.0°C: August 1995 (2-0)
Total days above 34.0°C: August 2022 (2-1)
Total days above 36.0°C: It's a tie! (2-1)
Hottest day: August 1995 (3-1)
Warmest night: August 1995 (4-1)
Average daily maximum: August 1995 (5-1)
Average daily minimum: It's a tie! (6-2)
All-time record break: It's a tie! (6-2)

Final score: August 1995 6-2 August 2022

August 1995 wins!

While August 2022 is undoubtely no pushover, it is evidently absolutely nothing compared to the absolute behemoth that is August 1995. I was expecting 1995 to win but not by this much! Congratulations AderynCoch, August 1995 is advancing to the quarterfinals! Bad luck SummerShower, August 2022 is off home to Wiggonholt

Today's second match will be August 1990 vs August 2020 at 5pm! Who do you think will win that match?

Looking at August 1995 laid out like that, combined with June and July before it, you really do get the sense of what a behemoth that summer was. Apart from about two days blip of *just* 25-26C, an unbroken simmering heatwave. I often think how adult peoples  perception of summer must have changed at that time. Coming out of the mostly poor summers of the mid to late 20th century, it must have seemed like someone pressed a button. Even to non enthusiasts. 

[CryoraptorA303]

August 1990 vs August 2020

Welcome everyone to the second match of New Year's Eve! For this match we have another big August derby! August 1990, the holder of the warmest August night on record, sponsored by @Capser, is challenging August 2020, the holder  of most consecutive 34°C days on record, sponsored by @LetItSnow!!

As to not run late like last time (Thanks NetWeather for thinking I'm not a human ), let's begin!

GO!

August 1990

Daily maxima:
29th: 28.2°C Cromer
30th: 28.5°C Elmstone
31st: 28.9°C High Beach
1st: 32.7°C Aldenham School
2nd: 35.2°C Harwarden Bridge
3rd: 37.1°C Cheltenham
4th: 35.2°C Kew Gardens (Brent Pelham disqualified)

Daily minima:
29th: 18.0°C St Macnissis
30th: 17.9°C Solent (S'ton)
31st: 17.1°C Aigburth
1st: 18.5°C Butser
2nd: 21.7°C Hastings
3rd: 23.9°C Brighton
4th: 23.7°C Brighton
5th: 17.8°C Eastbourne (Brent Pelham disqualified)

Total days of heatwave: 7
Total consecutive days above 30.0°C: 4
Days above 34.0°C: 3
Days above 36.0C: 1
Hottest day: 37.1°C
Warmest night: 23.9°C
Average daily high: 32.3°C
Average daily low: 19.8°C
All-time record break: Yes (0.4°C)

August 2020

Daily maxima:
6th: 30.1°C Wisley
7th: 36.4°C Heathrow, Kew Gardens
8th: 34.6°C Charlwood
9th: 34.0°C Herstmonceux
10th: 35.7°C Charlwood
11th: 36.2°C Charlwood
12th: 35.7°C Charlwood
13th: 29.8°C Porthmadog

Daily minima:
6th: 19.1°C St James's Park
7th: 18.4°C Hastings
8th: 22.3°C Langdon Bay
9th: 19.6°C Eastbourne
10th: 21.2°C Thorney Island
11th: 22.0°C Eastbourne
12th: 22.0°C St James's Park
13th: 21.0°C Hayling Island
14th: 19.1°C Ventnor Park

Total days of heatwave: 8
Total days above 30.0°C: 7
Total days above 34.0°C: 6
Total days above 36.0°C: 2
Hottest day: 36.4°C
Warmest night: 22.3°C
Average daily maximum: 34.1°C
Average daily minimum: 20.5°C
All-time record break: No

Score

Total days of heatwave: August 2020 (0-1)
Total days above 30.0°C: August 2020 (0-2)
Total days above 34.0°C: August 2020 (0-3)
Total days above 36.0°C: August 2020 (0-4)
Hottest day: August 1990 (1-4)
Warmest night: August 1990 (2-4)
Average daily maximum: August 2020 (2-5)
Average daily minimum: August 2020 (2-6)
All-time record break: August 1990 (3-6)

Final score: August 1990 3-6 August 2020

August 2020 wins!

For what was and still is an absolute record-setting unit, August 1990 has been very comfortably beaten by August 2020. Is there anything that can stop this total monstrosity? Congratulations LetItSnow!, August 2020 is through to the quarterfinals! Bad luck Capser, August 1990 is off home to Cheltenham

With that, today's matches have been concluded and tomorrow will be a holiday as it's New Year's. Tuesday's matches will be May 1944 vs June/July 2018 at 2pm and July 2022 vs June/July 1976 at 5pm! Who do you think will win those matches?

On that note, thank you all for your continued participation in this game. This was an idea that popped into my head one morning and I wasn't expecting it to take off at all. Happy new year to you all

[CryoraptorA303]

Latest stats:

Quarterfinalists:
August 1911
June 2017
August 2003
July 2019
August 1995
August 2020

Total points (highest to lowest, whole tournament):
July 2019: 18
August 1911: 15
August 1995: 13
August 2003: 13
August 1932: 13
August 2020: 12
June 2017: 11
August 1990: 10
June 1957: 9
August 2022: 8
August 1997: 8
July 2022: 7
June/July 1976: 7
July 2006: 7
June 2017: 11
August 1947: 6
June/July 2018: 5
June 1957: 9
June 2022: 4
July 1959: 4
September 2016: 4
July 2016: 4
May/June 1947: 4
May 1944: 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)
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July 2021 (Round 1)
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[CryoraptorA303]

On 31/12/2023 at 16:56, LetItSnow! said:

Can you even imagine a July like that with a heat spike like 2022? 20C material, that’s what.

I don't want to

[CryoraptorA303]

May 1944 vs June/July 2018

Welcome everyone to the first match of the week! We have May 1944, holder of the hottest May day on record, sponsored by @Capser, against June/July 2018, part of the joint-hottest July on record, sponsored by @Sun Chaser!

With all being said, let's begin!

GO!

May 1944

Daily maxima:
28th: 29.4°C East Park (S'ton)
29th: 32.8°C Tunbridge Wells, Horsham, Regents Park
30th: 31.1°C East Park (S'ton), Farnborough

Daily minima:
28th: 15.6°C St Catherines
29th: 16.7°C St James's Park, St Catherines
30th: 17.8°C Falmouth
31st: 16.1°C Aberporth, Victoria Park (Swansea), Cardiff

Total days of heatwave: 3
Total days above 30.0°C: 2
Total days above 34.0°C: 0
Total days above 34.0°C: 0
Hottest day: 32.8°C
Warmest night: 17.8°C
Average daily maximum: 31.1°C
Average daily minimum: 16.6°C
All-time record break: No

June/July 2018

Daily maxima:
25th: 30.1°C Hampton
26th: 31.0°C Machyllneth
27th: 31.9°C Porthmadog
28th: 33.0°C Porthmadog
29th: 32.5°C Porthmadog
30th: 30.0°C Cromdale
1st: 31.9°C Ringmer
2nd: 31.2°C Bournemouth
3rd: 30.1°C Porthmadog
4th: 29.1°C Giant's Causeway
5th: 31.2°C Coton-in-the-Elms
6th: 30.9°C Heathrow
7th: 31.5°C Heathrow, East Malling, Charlwood
8th: 31.6°C Coton-in-the-Elms
9th: 30.7°C Heathrow

Daily minima:
25th: 15.1°C Mumbles Head
26th: 17.3°C Mumbles Head
27th: 18.2°C Llanfynydd
28th: 17.2°C Glen Ogle
29th: 17.3°C Mumbles Head
30th: 17.4°C Killowen
1st: 18.1°C St Catherines
2nd: 20.6°C St Catherines
3rd: 18.0°C Hayling Island
4th: 17.4°C Mumbles Head
5th: 17.2°C Oxford, Ross-on-Wye
6th: 17.5°C Shanklin
7th: 18.5°C Heathrow
8th: 20.1°C St Catherines
9th: 19.5°C Slapton
10th: 17.9°C Mumbles Head

Total days of heatwave: 15
Total days above 30.0°C: 14
Total days above 34.0°C: 0
Total days above 36.0°C: 0
Hottest day: 33.0°C
Warmest night: 20.6°C
Average daily maximum: 31.1°C
Average daily minimum: 18.0°C
All-time record break: No

Score

Total days of heatwave: June/July 2018 (0-1)
Total days above 30.0°C: June/July 2018 (0-2)
Total days above 34.0°C: It's a tie! (0-2)
Total days above 36.0°C: It's a tie! (0-2)
Hottest day: June/July 2018 (0-3)
Warmest night: June/July 2018 (0-4)
Average daily maximum: It's a tie! (1-5)
Average daily minimum: June/July 2018 (1-6)
All-time record break: It's a tie! (1-6)

Final score: May 1944 1-6 June/July 2018

June/July 2018 wins!

While May 1944 has done well to make it this far, I think we all knew it was a hard ask to beat June/July 2018. Congratulations Sun Chaser, June/July 2018 is moving on to the quarterfinals! Bad luck Capser, May 1944 is off home to... various places

May 1944 was also Capser's last nominee, and I believe they are the first nominator to be eliminated from the second round. Better luck next time!

Today's second match is July 2022 vs June/July 1976 at 5pm! I imagine this one is the far more anticipated match of today. Who do you think will win?

[CryoraptorA303]

The July 2022 vs June/July 1976 match is underway as we speak and should be on time. This is probably the biggest match of the tournament yet! Who will prevail? Can July 2022 overcome June/July 1976's intense longevity with it's extremely high temperatures? Find out at ~5pm!

[CryoraptorA303]

July 2022 vs June/July 1976

Welcome to the second match of the day! This is a big one We have July 2022, the holder of the hottest day on record, sponsored by @Summer of 95, taking on the longest run of >32.2°C on record and the holder of the hottest June day on record, June/July 1976, sponsored by @Metwatch!

I can't take the anticipation anymore, so let's get right to it!

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)

June/July 1976

Daily maxima:
22nd: 28.4°C Stanstead Abbots (Maldon disqualified for huge temperature disparity)
23rd: 32.2°C Maldon
24th: 32.4°C Gillingham
25th: 33.5°C East Bergholt
26th: 35.4°C East Bergholt, North Heath
27th: 35.5°C Mayflower Park (S'ton)
28th: 34.5°C Cheltenham (35.6°C at Mayflower Park is far too high - Nearby station in S'ton records only 34.4°C, and most south coast stations are <34°C. The previous day of 35.5°C at M'flower is more accurate as the other S'ton station was at 35.3°C)
29th: 32.8°C Camarthen
30th: 32.3°C Brighton
1st: 33.5°C Cannington, Yeovilton
2nd: 35.7°C Cheltenham
3rd: 35.9°C Cheltenham
4th: 34.1°C Cheltenham, North Heath
5th: 33.1°C Benson, Mayflower Park (S'ton)
6th: 34.3°C Cheltenham (Cheltenham being so much higher than other stations in the area all the time is a bit suspicious, somewhat like with Heathrow today, but nearby Innsworth also shows elevated temps compared to the surrounding area on this day, so I'm willing to allow the explanation of hill shelter for Cheltenham)
7th: 32.7°C Cheltenham
8th: 31.1°C Benson
9th: 28.8°C Lossiemouth, East Dereham (Cambridge NIAB and Hampton Loade both disqualified)

Daily minima:
22nd: 15.6°C Lowestoft
23rd: 18.5°C St James's Park, Waddon
24th: 19.3°C Margate
25th: 20.3°C Margate
26th: 20.7°C Ventnor Park
27th: 21.1°C Ventnor Park
28th: 22.7°C Ventnor Park
29th: 22.2°C Ventnor Park
30th: 19.9°C Victoria Park (Swansea)
1st: 21.3°C Plymouth
2nd: 21.7°C Plymouth
3rd: 22.6°C Ventnor Park
4th: 21.9°C Wisley
5th: 20.5°C Eastbourne
6th: 19.3°C Neath
7th: 19.3°C Aberdare
8th: 18.0°C Cheltenham
9th: 17.9°C Enfield
10th: 16.9°C Manston

Total days of heatwave: 18
Total days above 30.0°C: 16
Total days above 34.0°C: 7
Total days above 36.0°C: 0
Hottest day: 35.9°C
Warmest night: 22.7°C
Average daily maximum: 33.1°C
Average daily minimum: 20.0°C
All-time record break: No

Score

Total days of heatwave: June/July 1976 (0-1)
Total days above 30.0°C: June/July 1976 (0-2)
Total days above 34.0°C: June/July 1976 (0-3)
Total days above 36.0°C: July 2022 (1-3)
Hottest day: July 2022 (2-3)
Warmest night: July 2022 (3-3)
Average daily maximum: July 2022 (4-3)
Average daily minimum: July 2022 (5-3)
All-time record break: July 2022 (6-3)

Final score: July 2022 6-3 June/July 1976

July 2022 wins!

No way! Not only was I expecting 1976 to win, even if it did lose, I wasn't expecting it to lose this badly! This is an upset for sure. People won't be happy with this one. I think we might need riot police! Congratulations Summer of 95, July 2022 is through to the quarterfinals! Bad luck Metwatch, June/July 1976 is off home to Cheltenham, which is not a sentence I was expecting to be saying

As June/July 1976 was Metwatch's last nominee, this also means Metwatch has been eliminated from the tournament. Better luck next time!

Well, with that unexpected result, that brings today's matches to an end. Tomorrow will be the last day of Round 2, with August 1947 vs May/June 1947 at 2pm, and July 2006 vs July 2016 at 5pm! Who do you think will win those matches?

Edited January 2 by CryoraptorA303

[CryoraptorA303]

Latest stats:

Quarterfinalists:
August 1911
June 2017
August 2003
July 2019
August 1995
August 2020
June/July 2018
July 2022

Total points (highest to lowest, whole tournament):
July 2019: 18
August 1911: 15
July 2022: 13
August 1995: 13
August 2003: 13
August 1932: 13
August 2020: 12
June/July 2018: 11
June 2017: 11
August 1990: 10
June/July 1976: 10
June 1957: 9
August 2022: 8
August 1997: 8
July 2006: 7
June 2017: 11
August 1947: 6
June 1957: 9
May 1944: 5
June 2022: 4
July 1959: 4
September 2016: 4
July 2016: 4
May/June 1947: 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)