Hotter still on 1 July

[Ashley haworth-roberts]

The Met Office are now saying on X that it was 35.8 Celsius at Faversham on Tuesday. I'm aware that Faversham (Brogdale) had a temperature 0.4 Celsius higher than other nearby weather stations on 10 August 2003. It sounds as though that was the case this week as well. (The site is said to be sheltered - though airport runway tarmac and jets are not present.)

[Ashley haworth-roberts]

To clarify - I mean anomalously high this week rather than precisely 0.4 C higher than nearby (indeed the difference could be as much as 1.1 C unless elsewhere near Faversham has been upgraded). 

[Julian Mayes]

Yes this heat at Faversham is intriguing.   In 2003 a key factor IMO was the conifer hedge to the south of the enclosure. There was a discussion on X involving an excellent local COL observer about this (he thought it surprising to get that temperature last week) and what we don't know is whether the hedge is still there.  I'm not suggesting that the reading's invalid though. The reading was first put out on the Met Office's WOW website - not as quick as having all sites automated!   

Julian