Day 7 of the permacast hell that became ludicrous days ago. Took ages to clear then almost as soon as it did more crud was back in place. Shockingly, today's meagre and pathetic total was as much as in the previous six days combined which just shows how breathtakingly vile it's been 

The worst week of August weather I have ever recorded with the sun total of 3.6 hours only just over half the previous worst of 7.0 hours for 16th - 22nd August 2008.

I expect you'd need to go back to the 1960s to have a chance of finding anything remotely comparable but even in that decade of despair the summers were nowhere near as horrendous as those since 2007 have been.

This would be unacceptably grim and bleak in the depths of winter and indeed nothing remotely as poor was recorded last winter or the two prior to that:

Dullest weeks of recent winters:

19/20: 5.3 hrs (24-30 Dec)
18/19: 8.7 hours (12-18 Dec)

17/18: 6.0 hours (8-14 Jan)
16/17: 3.2 hours (7-13 Feb) LAST WINTER WEEK AS DULL AS THE ONGOING HORROR SHOW 

Nothing under 10 hours the whole of January and February 2020 with 9.2 hours for 23rd-29th March being the previous worst this year. 

Four times now since 2007 the dullest week of the year has occurred in summer. It's beyond incredulous. Even if it were in percentage terms it would be bad enough but this is in actual hours.

​Nothing to look forward to in winter any more but at least it can be fairly certain not to be as grim and depressing as the catastrophic disaster that summer is.​ A horrific ordeal that bears no resemblance to the weather we get the rest of the year or what we used to get in summer prior to 2007 

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Given the number of days that have been between 5c and 10c above average this summer, and the fact few if any have been below average, I am expecting every day for the next two weeks to be at least 10c below average. Just to come close to balancing out. So 10-12c Max. Every day. Otherwise it's not fair and I want my money back!

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The heatwave may now be another footnote in our memories, but it is still hideously swampy with 19 c and 98% humidity giving a dewpoint of 19 c. The air is totally saturated after a recent spell of rain that has snow stopped.

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The heatwave may now be another footnote in our memories, but it is still hideously swampy with 19 c and 98% humidity giving a dewpoint of 19 c. The air is totally saturated after a recent spell of rain that has snow stopped.

Now* or Now* even!

This weather is horrible and despite the much needed rain it's still awfully humid, damp and warm at nights and air temperature has not really fallen much below +18c by night for a while now. Hope the nights will turn cooler and soon.

 

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Well it is a lovely day today with the temperature above 20c and almost clear skies.
Will there be a nicer day for the remainder of the summer, certainly looks mixed.

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Can't seem to get MetOffice rainfall forecast for tonight! 

Can't seem to get MetOffice rainfall forecast for tonight! 

Working now. There may be some thundery showers over southern North Sea tonight. Time to get the camera out!

French holiday cancelled due to quarantine (it’s 35C there now and 28-30 for the next week and a half) and I’m going to Thanet instead. Max 21C Mon-Wed, strong winds, cloudy skies and showers.

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French holiday cancelled due to quarantine (it’s 35C there now and 28-30 for the next week and a half) and I’m going to Thanet instead. Max 21C Mon-Wed, strong winds, cloudy skies and showers.

 

 

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Now* or Now* even!

This weather is horrible and despite the much needed rain it's still awfully humid, damp and warm at nights and air temperature has not really fallen much below +18c by night for a while now. Hope the nights will turn cooler and soon.

 

Still no change in the night time heat it's 19c here in Exeter at 23:00.

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 Still no change in the night time heat it's 19c here in Exeter at 23:00.

It sounds lovely.

Still no change in the night time heat it's 19c here in Exeter at 23:00.

Sucks, doesn't it? Woke up drenched in sweat last night and feel like crap as a result this morning... it's 19.7C outsside. I should have left the a/c on but turned it off in a dopey stupour just before midnight.

It'll be lovely to have lows where they're meant to be...

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French holiday cancelled due to quarantine (it’s 35C there now and 28-30 for the next week and a half) and I’m going to Thanet instead. Max 21C Mon-Wed, strong winds, cloudy skies and showers.

And 27C, strong sunshine and yes, some wind, yesterday (which, despite closed windows, did a great job of ensuring the entire house was 27C or above by the evening). It was damned warm!

 

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 And 27C, strong sunshine and yes, some wind, yesterday (which, despite closed windows, did a great job of ensuring the entire house was 27C or above by the evening). It was damned warm!

 

I think the problem is much more with your house and less so with the weather. The interior temps you are getting are extreme. Even SE England has one of the coolest summer climates in Europe.

 

 

I think the problem is much more with your house and less so with the weather. The interior temps you are getting are extreme. Even SE England has one of the coolest summer climates in Europe.

 

 

I sometimes suspect it was constructed out of those bricks you used to get in storage heaters  

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I sometimes suspect it was constructed out of those bricks you used to get in storage heaters  

Or a house with a cavity wall that is filled in by insulation, such as mine where it's currently 28 c throughout the house and with most windows wide open during a day of brisk winds and varied cloud & sun amounts. 

29 c to 32 c is pretty common in my famed west-facing hobby most evenings between June to August.

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Or a house with a cavity wall that is filled in by insulation, such as mine where it's currently 28 c throughout the house and with most windows wide open during a day of brisk winds and varied cloud & sun amounts. 

29 c to 32 c is pretty common in my famed west-facing hobby most evenings between June to August.

That's not normal either, there is either a problem with the roof or the glazing.

 

That's not normal either, there is either a problem with the roof or the glazing.

Not sure I get your logic about the South East of the UK having the coolest climate in the UK. What about Scotland and Ireland?.

There is a foot thick insulation in the attic.  But it's perfectly normal for my 1950s (former council) house as our south east climate does tend to be warm and muggy with the sun still being high up in the noon sky when compared to the rest of the UK.
  It also stays cosy quite easily in the winter months where it doesn't take a lot for the central heating to sustain the warmth with the thermostat set at 20 c. Since I've had double glazing and central heating fitted about 20 years ago as well as upgrading the insulation and keeping all draughts to a minimum by keeping all doors closed (all rooms are of boxed type with no other doors) and I even seal off the gap where the washing machine waste tube go into the drainage pipe, it is very rare for my house to fall below 16 c in deep winter. But then again, it doesn't stay that cold and harsh for too long in the winter months anyway given my low laying south coast climate. 

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I think the problem is much more with your house and less so with the weather. The interior temps you are getting are extreme. Even SE England has one of the coolest summer climates in Europe.

 

I don't think the SE of England knows the meaning of the word 'cool' to be honest. Pretty sure western Scandinavia, Iceland, Ireland and Scotland would be far cooler on average during the summer months. 

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Not sure I get your logic about the South East of the UK having the coolest climate in the UK. What about Scotland and Ireland?.

No, I said one of the coolest summer climates in Europe. I still find it strange though that you are getting so high indoor temps, but I do sympathise.

As for what CP said, yes of course but when you take into account where most people live, SE England is one of the coolest places in Europe in summer. Here's the mean JJA temperature.