Funny how the freezing snap at the beginning of the year March-April was put down to “weather” and a hot spell is put down to “climate change”.
Both most plausibly have the root in the same phenomenon of oceanic cooling mucking around with the various wind systems like the gulf stream.
Time will tell if this is a blip or a trend.
Last heatwave is 1976.. 42 years. If we have a heatwave that frequently it is not really a problem is it ?
Hot June was 18th hottest of 350 records from the longest temperature record.
Lets see how hot July was against the 350 year record first. Discount more modern locations with short history or tarmacced sub standard placement ( Heathrow airport for instance )
Both most plausibly have the root in the same phenomenon of oceanic cooling mucking around with the various wind systems like the gulf stream.
Time will tell if this is a blip or a trend.
Last heatwave is 1976.. 42 years. If we have a heatwave that frequently it is not really a problem is it ?
Hot June was 18th hottest of 350 records from the longest temperature record.
Lets see how hot July was against the 350 year record first. Discount more modern locations with short history or tarmacced sub standard placement ( Heathrow airport for instance )