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xmetman
Jul 26, 2019, 4:28:51 AM7/26/19
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Here's the latest heatwave count - today will probably be the last day for most sites I would think.
The zero marker in the Midlands is Bedford which the Met Office pulled the plug on yesterday.
It's a shame that Altnaharra is on the blink, because no doubt if it wasn't, that would also be showing a 3.
A lot of fuss about the warmest day in Edinburgh yesterday, when the heat has been just as strong and more consistent around the Moray firth.
Julian Mayes
Jul 26, 2019, 7:40:07 AM7/26/19
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ukweatherworld have unearthed the WOW report from Cambridge Botanic Garden - the obvious one to check. 38.7C ? new national record if accepted. It was acceptable in the 1940s so it ought to be accepted now....
Julian
xmetman
Jul 26, 2019, 7:54:53 AM7/26/19
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Great minds think alike!
I've been contemplating a blog (it's legal these days) about which site in Cambridge it was and decided to publish it on the forum instead.
The botanic gardens site has a massive building close by to the north and I would say the WMO temperature classification would be that good.
I don't read the ukweatherworld forum - maybe I should!
Jack Frost
Jul 26, 2019, 4:05:41 PM7/26/19
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Can you have a heatwave lasting one day? Doesn't it have to be a few consecutive days to be a heatwave?
Liam
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xmetman
Jul 26, 2019, 5:32:38 PM7/26/19
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No according to the Met Office definition they have to last at least 3 days. That's why I've plotted those that have in red and those that haven't in green.
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