Temperatures really holding up this evening. What’s remarkable is when the shower cane through earlier it dropped to 25C and then shot up again above 32C

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It clouded over here around 4pm, we had no rain but the temp dropped a couple of degrees and then went back up again.  It’s still 32c, completely calm and very sticky!

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Is Teddington the same station as Hampton Waterworks?

No it is in Bushy Park here: 51°25'19.6"N 0°20'25.4"W

It is fairly new (Feb 2017) and I think is a replacement for Hampton WW.

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Stansted had a high of 37 today at 15:00.

http://www.weathercast.co.uk/world-weather/weather-stations/obsid/3683.html

Interesting because according to Wunderground today Stansted Airport had, albeit briefly, a max of 38.

Here's the screen grab

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Still 32 C at Nottingham WC at 2030

Still 30 C at Bingley 260m up on Pennines at 2030

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Could we challenge the record for the warmest night?

Could we challenge the record for the warmest night?

yes this is still up for grabs. Still rocking 24.5 on the south coast. Nice night for a sea swim...

I’m sticking with my prediction that Brogdale will match current the record, or exceed it. If
Langdon Bay can get 35.9 then I’d expect Brogdale to be something around 38.5, maybe as high as 39.0.

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Are we certain the 38.1 is Cambridge NIAB and not a phoned in reading from the Botanic Garden?

Are we certain the 38.1 is Cambridge NIAB and not a phoned in reading from the Botanic Garden?

Good question. The Met do seem curiously tight lipped about the source of their data.

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Good question. The Met do seem curiously tight lipped about the source of their data.

I wonder if they are still accepting readings from the supposedly verified Cambridge Guildhall roof station, if it's still there, as they did in 2003.

Are we certain the 38.1 is Cambridge NIAB and not a phoned in reading from the Botanic Garden?

I see no reason to think it's not. NIAB had an hourly reading of 37.6C at 4pm so 38.1C seems more than plausible.

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Well, the Cambridge NIAB station isn't in Cambridge but north of the A14 next to Histon.

Brogdale will apparently be checked tomorrow morning. 

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Timelapse of a historic day, maximum approaching 34C. Even a very loud crash of thunder mid-afternoon

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Brogdale will apparently be checked tomorrow morning. 

i now have an image in my mind of them looking for the keys!

Brogdale will apparently be checked tomorrow morning. 

Quick, somebody drive up there with a hairdryer 

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Good question. The Met do seem curiously tight lipped about the source of their data.

All should become clear(ish) when they publish the daily records around midnight.

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30C at 10pm here, incredible.  

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Well, the Cambridge NIAB station isn't in Cambridge but north of the A14 next to Histon.

NIAB are claiming it in a tweet. And yes, it's in Histon not Cambridge. Grrrr!

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