34 degrees on Monday

Thinking about the hottest days I have had ........
My long term memory is good, and I remember '76 as if it was yesterday. I was 10. I don't remember burning, I don't remember putting cream on all that often. Just endless days playing out and having fun. A beacon in what was a fairly crappy childhood. I digress ........

* Crete, 1988. Lads holiday. Again, cream was optional, and I think we mostly shared a bottle of Hawaian Tropic. One particular day out on mopeds in the mountains, there was no escape. Sun, dry hot breeze, I thought I was going to peg it.
* Florida 2016. Thank the Lord for theme parks, because I ain't known humidity like it when we were back at the condo complex.
* Mexico 2018. Again, mega humidity coupled with very hot direct sun. The day out at the Cenotes and the trip to the island of Isla Mujeras made me wonder just how resilient people are out there who don't have the luxury of aircon to fall back on.
* Bingley - 18/07/2022. Not known many days like that at home. Stayed inside with curtains on all day, melting, only to venture into garden between 6 and 7 to eat. Creamed up, I burnt a little. No escape, No aircon.

I will update this post later. I have been up since 7, I can't escape and as I type it is 33. Once again, house curtained up, one window opened for ventilation and I am hot, bothered and more than a bit concerned.

Stay safe.

 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...tures-set-hit-43C-hottest-day-UK-history.html

Emley Moor Mast at 25.9 degrees broke the all time UK record for a overnight temperature set by Brighton. Have to say in Huddersfield I can't think of another time to compare last night trying to sleep to.

 

Have a air con unit in the bedroom was a lovely (if rather expensive) nights sleep.

 

Just been down to Richmond Green. Nearby Tesco cordoned off by police. Lot of blood on pavement. Green itself it yellow and crispy but strangely it was glinting in the sun like there’d been a hard frost. Close inspection shows that its shards of glass from broken beer bottles. You couldn’t take the dog or the kids out on that. Some folk know how to enjoy themselves.

 

My overriding memory of the summer of 76 is my friend's back. He didn't have sun-cream on and his back burnt to a crisp. It was horrific. He had scales like a reptile.

Hottest I've experienced was Death Valley that touched 50. And I've been in Sydney twice when it's been high 40s.

Today is just a nice warm day.

 

Inspired by the heat wave in '76 I bought a new bike (Honda CB750) and that act was enough to bring the drought to an end. I went to a race meeting and got drenched!!

 

The only difference between here and UK today (It is 36+ in the shade same as it has been for weeks now) is that the direct sun is much stronger being much further South. I hate eating off cold plates, even BBQ stuff . No problem just leave plates (even white shiny ones) in the sun for a few minutes and you need oven gloves to pick em up. You can literally fry eggs if you leave a cast iron skillet outside in the sun for a while around midday. Not looking forward to late in the week as 42C is forecast.

 

Just signed contract for 7.4KW photovoltaic system with 10k battery plus hybrid Gas heatpump replacement boiler for our underfloor system and HW. The only problem is it won't be installed until December so my ceiling fans running 24/7 and the small portable AC in the music studio will be costing a fortune to run. AirCon and PV are made for each other as both are at their best when it's hot and sunny. Otherwise using AC at peak time and highest tariff.

 

No.

Today is a very hot day. I get that there is a bit of scaremongering about, but I know today is a VERY hot day simply by walking into the garden, and by looking at the thermometer. And my nose.

 

Probably need health warnings now on any flight heading to Spain, Greece, Turkey etc.

In contrast it's about 23 degrees here today, another benefit of living in Scotland.

 

I did say " the so called snowflake generation and it is relevant to compare attitudes and responses to the tow situations 46 years apart . I don't recall theheadling rush for people to stay/ work from home( albeit with no internet there was less opportunity to do so) Like now the media was full of news reports. Particularly the water shortages but in many respects it was morefactualand the doom andg gloom reporting we see nowadays was less in evidence. Neither did we have unions stating building and manual workers etc should not have to work in temperatures above 25C.(notwithstanding the '70s were not a good time for union/ management relations ). Good grief! If that were the case in the EU next to nothing would be built for half the year in Southern Europe. It is accepted that concrete work bricklaying plastering etc . is not really viable in high temperatures but over here they do other works that are not heat affected instead. Farmers have no option and they too just get on with it and always have.
I am not a lover of the term snowflake but whilst the current generation can justifiably point to bad attitudes and traits that the earlier generation displayed it is hard to deny that they are not as resilient and are less able (or at least more reluctant) to adapt and just get on with it in the face of unfavourable circumstances as their forebears. You it recognise the different attitudes if you have lived through and experienced both sets.

 

Had a shower first thing. I was sweating just getting dressed and within 10 minutes it felt like showering had been a waste if time

 

Less resilient or less willing to accept bad conditions given that they're getting less in return?

 

First time a (shade) temperature has been recorded of 40c in the UK - Heathrow. Wont be the last that's for sure.

 

Bit bored of the "I'm ok it's just warm! Why is everyone else complaining about summer" brigade.

 

Where as the constant update of temperatures are scintillating. Keep it up, you're really interesting.

 

No need to gloat....

 

Hottest I've ever experienced was 46C in Madrid in August 2003.

 

She'd have preferred BrewDog.

 

37C here in South Derbyshire. In case you were getting bored