Want to experience hot house and to get a record indoors as well.  35C was the highest in 2003 now kitchen 37C as it facing the south and the hot air from the alleyway enter here by the door.  Just enjoy yourself and don't worry about me.  I have my own life.

It was only a question.

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Now 37C at Manchester Airport. Astounding. 

Come on Man Utd, get to 38C 100F,   Any data for Birmingham?

Still at 39.5C and very nice dry air no sweat even in doors hot but feel pleasant as not humid like yesterday.

Holding steady at 34.3 C after a peak of 35.1 C at 1.20 pm. Needless to say, I don't miss my old tomato greenhouse working days but is 32.0 C in my famed west facing hobby room even with curtains closed and a fan on.

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He really is.  He's it to Summer what Gary Sarre was to winter

I went in my shed early and thought of Jiries (45C btw, and 55C on the inside of the roof)

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Although hot, no where nears as hot as the 39 i reached yesterday. The wind is up meaning theres a breeze getting through the house. Yesterday the heat seemed to lock in place.

Considering ive got covid currently and locked in my bedroom you can understand how nasty that was...

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Holding steady at 34.3 C after a peak of 35.1 C at 1.20 pm. Needless to say, I don't miss my old tomato greenhouse working days.

I understand commercial growers like to keep temperatures between 20 and 25c for tomatoes. Surely impossible in this heat, without active cooling.

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Still rising intermittently in Pett Bottom, remarkably. 38.7C just now.

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Some stations are being very slow to update. The London ones seem to have peaked already (Heathrow down to 39.2 at 2pm).

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It's 33C here but much more humid it would seem than inland hit area's. One local station has a dp now of 17.7C which is higher than it was a couple of hours ago!!

I think the approaching front is boosting the humidity.

Quick look at multiple other stations including official ones and would seem that Dp. Are widely in the 15-20C down along the Hampshire, IOW, and Dorset coastlines.

2pm (1300Z) update:

NORTHOLT AUTOMATIC W 39.5
KEW GARDENS 39.2
CONINGSBY AUTOMATIC 39.1
East Midlands 39
Doncaster Sheffi 39
MONKS WOOD AUTOMATIC 39
Stansted 39
Cambridge 39
HEATHROW 39
London City 39
Cranfield 39
Mildenhall Raf 39
LONDON ST JAMESS PAR 38.9
CHERTSEY, ABBEY MEAD 38.8
BATTERSEA HELIPORT 38.7
COLESHILL AUTOMATIC 38.7
WITTERING 38.7
CAMBRIDGE NIAB AUTOM 38.6
HIGH BEACH AUTOMATIC 38.6
NOTTINGHAM, WATNALL 38.6

Lots of stations now breaking the old record (allowing for rounding). Still only one 40C METAR all day which was at Northolt.

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I’ve just posted an update from Dartford.

Horrific Scenes unforlding from a wildfire

https://twitter.com/kev_andrew/status/1549386631211253761?s=21&t=daE5PBNPQVtH-QW1slzX6A

 

That looks more like a gas explosion that spread? Massive flames inside the house, roof completely missing...

 

He really is.  He is to Summer what Gary Sarre was to winter

 

you confident about that?! 

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Sheffield 38.4C at 2pm. Unbelievable, 101F in Sheffield.

Manchester airport now also 38C.

 

Whole swathes of the country obliterating 100F.

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I hope the cold front edging in maintains the rain, I’d love to go and dance around in it when it arrives!

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That looks more like a gas explosion that spread? Massive flames inside the house, roof completely missing...

5-10 buildings were on fire. It spread from grassland. Spreading rapidly.

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I understand commercial growers like to keep temperatures between 20 and 25c for tomatoes. Surely impossible in this heat, without active cooling.

Have to factor in humidity to keep it moist and damp under glass as much as possible in order to keep plants and fruits succulent, but there is actually some transpiration cooling at the shaded bottom half if the plants are healthy enough, I tried to avoid working on the top half ("trimming" - as in unwinding bobbins to drop plants down as they grow - and they grow a foot a week) during any real hot weather such as today. 

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We're all looking in the wrong place for the UK record, surely it's going to be Jiries house. Get the oven and hairdryer on Jiries and its a sure thing! 

In days gone by Jiries’ shed was notably warmer even than his house. Frequently the hottest spot in NW Europe. However, I think he has moved since then?

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Of the above Coningsby could be a good candidate for 40c/new Record.

Sheffield and Ryhill 38.4c are pretty special too.

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Coningsby shows 40c rounded on Weatheronline at 14.20

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Coningsby now 40C on the 1320Z METAR.

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