"Chris Curtis" k wrote in
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It may be too soon, but is there a discussion or analysis of the
conditions
that produced the heatwave anywhere on the web yet? The Met office has a
good article listing the temperatures and comparing with 1976 but no real
explanation of why it was so hot. I could do with a synoptic chart or two
and some simple pointers as to why it got so hot. I want to produce some
resources for upper secondary geography students.

I am sure that this group was very lively and full of good info, but I was
away!

Chris

I am hoping that the Royal Met Society will have a detailed artcile on
this in one of their monthly issues of weather. It certainly deserves it. To
get 38C in Britain is really amazing. Lets face it we all thought that 38C
was not possible here. A good point that needs to be mentioned is that the
forecasts a day or two ahead of it were in fact very accurate.
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In article ,
Gavin Staples writes:
To get 38C in Britain is really amazing. Lets face it we all thought
that 38C was not possible here.

Why would we think that, when 37 had been recorded in the past? I've
always thought that 38 was possible, though obviously long odds against
in any given year.
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