Phew what a scorcher…
Another of my weather related babble. Today was the hottest July day in the UK since records began - Charlwood, near Gatwick Airport, at 14:32, reached 36.3 deg C or 97.3 deg F in old money! Many other places around the UK reached 35 deg C (courtesey of metoffice.gov.uk):
| Charlwood | 36.3 |
| South Farnborough | 36.0 |
| Northolt | 35.7 |
| Heathrow | 35.5 |
| Bedford | 35.3 |
| Middle Wallop | 35.0 |
| Odiham | 35.0 |
| Yeovilton | 35.0 |
| Coleshill | 34.9 |
| Church Lawford | 34.9 |
It was fairly unbearable in the office today - although spare a thought for my French colleagues across the channel who were sweltering in a temperature of 37 deg C this afternoon. I have visions of 100 of my colleagues crammed into the server room - the only air conditioned place in the building!
Temperature at 21:15 at home (click to enlarge):
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At the same time in Paris it was 33°c inside my flat…
Oh dear!!! I did think about you and wondered what it would be like - I remember how stifling my flat used to get: opening the window did nothing and so I used to resort to sleeping (or attempting to sleep) with a damp towel over me!
Go to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/5193970.stm
to see an update.
Dad