Tuesday - July 18, 2006

Heat Wave, British Version

One of the nice things about the metric system is that 37°C just doesn’t seem as hot as 100°F - unless you’re out in that heat. The current heat wave is affecting Britain almost as badly as the US. The only difference is we have nicer beaches and skimpier bikinis. If this keeps up, our Brit friends may even have to start drinking cold beer.

Of course you all realize that this is just more evidence of glowball warming and it’s all George Bush’s fault. It’s true. Al Gore said so ... and Al Gore is an expert on weather and climate. In much the same manner as Bill Clinton is an expert on gynecology.

Temperatures Due To Go On Soaring
(BBC) - Tuesday, 18 July 2006, 01:42 GMT 02:42 UK

The heatwave across England is set to continue, with temperatures expected to hit up to 34C (93F). Monday was the hottest day of the year so far with a reading of 32.7C (90.9F) at Heathrow airport, and the south east is again due for the highest figures.

Forecasters say Yorkshire and Humber is expected to experience the hottest July weather in nearly two decades. Monday’s heat caused rail lines to buckle in the Midlands, while glass panels fell at a Newcastle bus station.

Temperatures topped those in Spanish resorts, with 33C (91F) recorded in the south of England, higher than in Ibiza - 31C (88F) - and the Canary Islands - 27C (81F). The BBC Weather Centre said it expected London temperatures to reach 37C (99F) on Wednesday, breaking the July record of 36C (97F), seen in Epsom, Surrey, in 1911.

BBC weather forecaster Tomasz Schafernaker added there was a “10% chance” the UK’s all-time record of 38.5C (101F), recorded in August 2003, could even be beaten. “On Tuesday and Wednesday, temperatures in the Midlands will rise to around 34C and 35C so already there will be some local records broken for July,” he said.

He said temperatures would ease off to around 30C in the Midlands and South East on Thursday and Friday. Meanwhile, the Met Office recommended people stay hydrated in the heatwave conditions. Transport for London repeated its advice to passengers to carry water with them on the Underground.

Precautionary speed restrictions were in place on the District, Piccadilly, Metropolitan, Jubilee and Northern lines. North-east England had around a 70% chance of meeting its heatwave conditions, said the Met Office. The region must be 28C (82F) for two days, with a night temperature or 15C (59F).

Posted by The Skipper     on 07/18/2006 at 01:29 AM   
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