Temp now down in the teens. A twilight stroll in the still air, grass already dewy. Ahhh.

Phoenix Park in Dublin recorded it's highest max on record today, and this station's data goes back to the early 1800s. 

Temperature records broken as Met Éireann establish new Climate Services Division - Met Éireann - The Irish Meteorological Service

Came close to breaking the all time highest national maxima, but just not quite close enough. 

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Anyone know where I can find official station records? I think there's a chance Langdon Bay, Dover record will fall tomorrow, from memory I think it's 35.7c from 2019. As I remember a late surge in front of a storm that rolled in. Remarkable as it is about a stone's throw from the sea and on top of Dover cliffs and very exposed.

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Aww!  Sounds perfect.    My sister’s proper miffed because she’s just bought a new hot tub but hasn’t had it installed yet and she’s sold her old one!  I’d got a still boxed 10ft x 2.5 ft Easy Up pool in our loft, that I bought about 20 years ago. We’d got one already but this one was half price in a sale, so it went in the loft.  I thought it might be perished but it’s fine and it’s really served its purpose today. Sister came for a dip as well!  

 

Our tub is only an inflatable one (Lay-Z-Spa). We've had it about 6/7 years now and wouldn't be without it. Particularly comes into its own in spells like this, though. 

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30c here and its nearly 11pm!!!!

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Cooled to 24.4c now so slight relief upstairs with windows open.

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Anyone know where I can find official station records? I think there's a chance Langdon Bay, Dover record will fall tomorrow, from memory I think it's 35.7c from 2019. As I remember a late surge in front of a storm that rolled in. Remarkable as it is about a stone's throw from the sea and on top of Dover cliffs and very exposed.

Langdon Bay has daily temperture data in the Met Office MIDAS collection from 1990 to 2020

It is CSV format available to download but you need to register as a user and create an account

I had a quick look and 25/7/2019 is shown as 35.9 max

 

 

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30 C here in the Lakes today 🥵

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Langdon Bay has daily temperture data in the Met Office MIDAS collection from 1990 to 2020

It is CSV format available to download but you need to register as a user and create an account

I had a quick look and 25/7/2019 is shown as 35.9 max

 

 

 

That's awesome, many thanks for that, 35.9c to beat then. I'll have sort out an account and register. Thank you again 

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28.1°C at 23:00... madness.

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Currently 24.4c here

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Still 22.1C here which is about the warmest I can recall this late.

Lying in a hammock in the garden as bedroom is still 25C even with the windows wide open

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So based on the raw data here are the highest maxima I could find (they seem to read to the hundredth of a degree!) - thanks to John in Edinburgh for the decoding tips!

Santon Downham 38.15C

Cavendish 37.86C

Cambridge NIAB 37.53C


Surely Santon Downham should go down as 38.2C? 🙂

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Still 29C here. Madness.

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So the maximin record is next up. Can someone explain the rules?

What does 'night' mean? Is it the lowest temp until 9am?

 

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So the maximin record is next up. Can someone explain the rules?

What does 'night' mean? Is it the lowest temp until 9am? 

Yes.

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Rain showing in East Anglia on latest radar. SOme pretty much near Santon Downham. You reap what you sow 

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Rain showing in East Anglia on latest radar. SOme pretty much near Santon Downham. You reap what you sow 

Should keep the temperature up though? Cloud is coming over here after a clear sky was letting it cool down too much!

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Still 28C here at midnight.

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23.2c here at nearly 3am...hence why I'm writing this as cannot sleep

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