Originally Posted by: Col

 

Somone did just that and posted the picture here, most likely in this very thread. Can't remember who it was but if you search back I'm sure you will find it.

IMO it was impossible to tell from the photo.

I don't know why it is proving so difficult to get an answer to a very simple question TBH. The grass border is either 1.5m wide all the way around the Stevenson screen or it isn't. 

Edit: the Google 3d view helps. The imagery appears to be from 2019 and to me it looks as though the grass border is more than 1.5m.

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Cambridge+University+Botanic+Garden/@52.1939569,0.1286754,62a,35y,90h,39.61t/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x47d8709dc9b6fa03:0xeddc913f0dc06549!8m2!3d52.193364!4d0.1275918?hl=en-GB&authuser=0

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Originally Posted by: Brian Gaze

 

IMO it was impossible to tell from the photo.

I don't know why it is proving so difficult to get an answer to a very simple question TBH. The grass border is either 1.5m wide all the way around the Stevenson screen or it isn't. 

Edit: the Google 3d view helps. The imagery appears to be from 2019 and to me it looks as though the grass border is more than 1.5m.

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Cambridge+University+Botanic+Garden/@52.1939569,0.1286754,62a,35y,90h,39.61t/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x47d8709dc9b6fa03:0xeddc913f0dc06549!8m2!3d52.193364!4d0.1275918?hl=en-GB&authuser=0

 

You can right click and 'measure distance' on Google from a PC. I measure it at pretty much dead on 1.5m at the shortest distance

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This is the 5km grid Average Maximum Temperature for the UK on 10th August 2003 showing just SE England with Brogdale highlighted

(click in the image for a bigger version)

It can be seen that the Brogdale area is somewhat split off from the main area of higher temperature and a number of nearby cells are 2 -3 degrees C lower

As was mentioned earlier, this could be the effect of local topography and not an erroneous reading

This is Met Office data but they do not explain how these 5km cells are populated. They obviously include local stations in the area but here must also be quite a bit of averaging, projection and interpolation to get full coverage of the 10,000 or so cells which make up the UK

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Originally Posted by: Gavin D

The met office said the overall overnight minimum record didn't go, however Brogdale shows a minimum of 24.3c in the 24hr period of July 25th to 26th

 

http://wow.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/view?&reportId=8082001&siteID=25668314

 

Where are you finding that reading? As far as I can tell this is the 0900Z data for |July 26 and it shows a minimum of 20.0C, with 24.3C the reading at 0900Z.

http://wow.metoffice.gov.uk/observations/details/201907263foef47xtye6ucrdyyb96sccar

The highest minimum was for 23-24 July, at 21.3C: http://wow.metoffice.gov.uk/observations/details/20190724o6e55hpqdre6ucrdyyb96sp8dh

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Hi all.

Just back from France. We missed the exceptional UK heatwave but experienced 41c (106f) near Angers on the car thermo.

Catching up on my stats imagine my shock at seeing 39.2c as my max on the 25th July.

My first reaction is an erroneous reading.

However...Langdon Bay reached 35.9c that day at 130m asl jutting out into the Dover Strait. I normally record 3 degress warmer than that location.

A couple of questions.

How did IDJ and Whether Idle compare that day ? If my reading is accurate then I expect to see a T2M of 38+ from my local buddies who are located at sea level close to the shoreline.

I'm trying to piece things together but mysteriously Wundermap had a number of local weather stations out of action that day.

Thanks 

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Originally Posted by: Snow Hoper

 Hi Steve, 

Can't be sure, but I think Ian's Vue went up by like 3C in an Hour from 35C to 38C sometime after 3pm. 

Thanks Snowhoper. That's really useful to understand.

Hopefully Whether Idle and Ian can verify soon.

It sounds as there was some sort of event that turned a very hot day to an historic day down here on the corner. The max occured at 17:01hrs. Unfortunately due to the lack of Met Office official stations around here means we'll never know.

Originally Posted by: Tim A

Were there any record minimums recorded?
I recorded 21.0c min Thr/Fri night which is the highest I have ever recorded. Missed this thread from Friday morning onwards due to being away. 

I believe the Scottish record minimum went. 20.9C minimum at Achnagart on 25th/26th. https://twitter.com/metoffice/status/1154680158105800704

Originally Posted by: Caz

 I think Ian and WI might have posted their temps.  Go for it Steve!  

I've got a couple of hours spare later... I'll give it a trawl Caz 

Originally Posted by: Stormchaser

I think there was a period of 1-2 hours on the afternoon of Thu 25th when the flow not only aligned perfectly with the hottest part of N. France, during the peak of the day's heat - or close to it, but was also orientated such that it crossed close to the shortest possible stretch of water on the way over to SE England.

So it's possible that a wedge of over 40*C heat was shifted rapidly across to the far SE of England, only having time to cool into the very high 30s by the time it reached Folkestone.

40C is the next target in this country and I doubt it will be long before it's hit.