I was told the Faversham data hasn't been looked at yet. I've not been able to validate the 38.4C that is being casually bandied around. The Met Office don't appear to be mentioning it.
The MetOffice team last night should have clarified the Faversham result that was being quoted in mainstream media.
Its a bit of a shambles. Bedford breaking down and other stations being offline as reported by Rob K.
Perhaps the Met should invest some more money in reporting stations rather than constant revamps of their website, which I have to admit contains less info than ever. But that’s another discussion for another day.
On another note it was wonderful to share in the experience of the day with so many great people on here.
Mark
Beckton, E London
Less than 500m from the end of London City Airport runway.