Manchester Airport hits 38c

100f

Never thought I'd see that.

https://www.wunderground.com/history/daily/gb/stone/EGCC

Strange going on at Northolt.

2022-07-19 14:44 13 °C cloudless, smoke
2022-07-19 14:33 39 °C cloudless

Yes it shocked me. I just went for a walk and can see smoke. There is a fire near RAF Northolt, think it must be a grass fire on the marshland nearby. I hope it's just that and nothing worse

There is indeed a huge fire at RAF Northolt currently being attended by the fire service

A40 closed in both directions as a result 

 

 

Here is that METAR from Northolt

Here is that METAR from Northolt

 

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19/07/2022 13:33->

SPECI EGWU 191333Z 19014KT 9999 7000W SKC 39/07 Q1009 BECMG 9999 NSW RMK WHT BECMG BLU=

Reminds me of my airforce days reading that.

At a conservative estimate I would say two dozen stations are going to break the previous record. Actually make that three dozen. There has never been a day like today. The CET record is surely going to be smashed.

38.9C in Sheffield is just astonishing.

42.3c IMBY!  Not screened though so it’ll be too high, but not by much as Doncaster is 40c. 

3pm (1400Z) update.

Top 20 readings (plus a few extras), every single one of them above the previous record!

Doncaster Sheffi 40
LONDON ST JAMESS PAR 39.8
CONINGSBY AUTOMATIC 39.7
KEW GARDENS 39.4
CAMBRIDGE NIAB 39.4
WOBURN AUTOMATIC WEA 39.3
MONKS WOOD AUTOMATIC 39.3
WADDINGTON 39.2
SCAMPTON 39.2
CRANWELL AUTOMATIC W 39.1
NORTHOLT AUTOMATIC W 39.1
BEDFORD AUTOMATIC WE 39.0
MONKS WOOD AUTOMATIC 39.0
SUTTON BONINGTON AUT 39.0
Stansted 39
London City 39
East Midlands 39
Cambridge 39
Luton 39
Humberside 39
NOTTINGHAM, WATNALL 39.0
SHEFFIELD 38.9
CHARLWOOD AUTOMATIC 38.9
WITTERING 38.8

Still no official 40C unrounded readings other than Heathrow as yet, as far as I know. 39.9C at Charlwood the closest.

Here we are down to 35.3 from a peak of 36.4.

Now 34°C here in Hawick which definitely would beat the Scottish record if that was to be officially confirmed, and it would a real shame if that was scuppered for no reason other than the sheer lack of official stations in this part of the world.

Eskdalemuir was up to 31.3 at 3pm and it's 236m up!

As you say though, it's hard to get an 'official' record if there's no 'official' stations 

Cambridge  Airport was at 39 for the 14:50 report. Have to wait till tomorrow to see what the botanical gardens got/gets to

I don't see it having reached 40C so far today. Not given the readings from Cambridge NIAB and the computer lab station.

 

 

I don't see it having reached 40C so far today. Not given the readings from Cambridge NIAB and the computer lab station.

The lab station is on a roof so under reports in situations like this. Botanical Gardens will probably report 39.9 tomorrow morning 🤪 

Edit: Cambridge  NIAB now reporting 39.4C so going to very close as Botanical Gardens normally about half a degree higher

Between 39.2C to 39.8 in the last hour so only pipped 40.1C for few minutes.  So far no 42C official up in Yorkshire, It think it very hard to get to 42C as not many Met stations recording 40C

Has anybody checked out the rain radar ? interesting front of rain South West into Wales, its now clouded up here in my part of Gloucestershire. Looks like the 2 day heatwave is over for the time being

There were a few drops as it went through, and the temperature did drop to a chilly 25C, but the skies have now cleared again and current temp is 28C and rising.

Doncaster back down to 39C. 40C is still proving a tough nut to crack, but I think the 4pm update will have a couple.

Amazingly after the front went through, Chivenor in Devon has climbed back up to 30C again!

 

 

Amazing temperature that, Brogdale has got to be close to 40c I'd have thought. Hovering between 34-35c here nearer the south coast.

Im about a mile from Brogdale. I’d don’t have a thermometer but I’d say it’s around 40c. Toasting and roasting  here at work.  

 

 

There were a few drops as it went through, and the temperature did drop to a chilly 25C, but the skies have now cleared again and current temp is 28C and rising.