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Rob K
02 August 2026 15:22:03

There were 3 notable heatwaves here in the south- the first 4 days; then the 16th-21st, which brought the then highest July temperature on record on 19th; the heat recharged on 24th through to 28th. But for some places heatwave criteria were maintained in the gap between 2 and 3 I think. The 20th was the most humid, sweaty day I can remember here. It was the end of the school year and we were all drenched taking down displays in the classrooms.

I can remember what I was doing on several of those days. Locally there were tropical nights too but in the last of the waves we were at Longleat Centerparcs and the elevation and pines just brought some relief from the heat.

Originally Posted by: Bertwhistle 

Thinking about it I do remember the very hottest day, the 19th, I was working in Wapping and remember sitting out on the grass during my lunchbreak and then seeing later that afternoon that the July record had been beaten. 36C was special back in those days 🙂 

Yateley, NE Hampshire, 73m asl

"But who wants to be foretold the weather? It is bad enough when it comes, without our having the misery of knowing about it beforehand." — Jerome K. Jerome

lanky
02 August 2026 15:48:04

So the second warmest month in the whole CET record. I really don't remember too much about July 2006 but to beat this month it must have been exceptional.

Originally Posted by: Rob K 

When you look at the individual station records for those 2 July's Rothamstead and Pershore College were both hotter in terms of CET Means in 2025. (Rothamstead 20.5 vs 20.4 and Pershore College 20.5 vs 20.2) but Stonyhurst was only 17.6 in 2025 compared to 18.9 in 2006 and that 1.3C difference was enough to push 2006 higher in the overall monthly mean

Just a reinforcement of the  N-S split in this summer's weather

Martin

Richmond, Surrey

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