Heatwave breaks record for July

**Adam** · 19th July 2006, 08:09 PM

People all over the country are trying to find ways to cool off

The hottest recorded July day has emerged to have been in Wisley, Surrey, where temperatures hit 36.5C (97.7F).

Earlier in the day, 36.3C (97.3F) near Gatwick Airport was thought to have been the high.

As the sun blazed across the country schools closed and workers dressed down while the elderly and young children were urged to drink plenty of water.

Peaks were 29.7C in St Angelo, Northern Ireland, 31.3C in Prestwick, Scotland, and 33.6C in Anglesey, Wales.

The previous hottest July day was in 1911, when Epsom, Surrey, reached 36C. The highest UK temperature recorded was 38.5C (101.3F) in Faversham, Kent, on August 10, 2003.
British temperatures this week have exceeded such holiday destinations as Malta, Athens, Bermuda and Rome.

As temperatures soared across the country, the heat brought people to the beaches and into the shade, melted roads and provoked health and safety warnings.

In the heat:

Several schools chose not to open on Wednesday, while others closed at lunchtime and many school sports days were cancelled.
On the roads, emergency measures were brought in to protect surfaces with gritters spreading gravel after the asphalt began to melt. Ambulance service bosses urged drivers in jams to stay with their cars after crews had difficulties getting through to an accident.
Heat caused railway lines to buckle in the Midlands on Tuesday and many services from New Street Station in Birmingham were cancelled. Speed restrictions were in force on the West Coast Main Line.

You would think we had never seen the sun before, it's like mass panic

Ruth Newton, Preston

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Unions called for employers to keep staff cool and called for a change in the law to create a maximum working temperature.

Water tankers have been drafted in to top up reservoir supplies in the Midlands and a surge in demand for power for air conditioning systems continued to put pressure on electricity supplies.
Water supplies were affected in Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Cardiff while in Shrewsbury 70,000 residents were urged to cut water use as filling pumps failed at a reservoir.
Animals also tried to cool off. At zoos, keepers tried to make life more comfortable for the animals, handing out fruit or blood-flavoured ice lollies. The RSPCA issued warnings about leaving pets in areas without cover or water and said two dogs had died of heat exhaustion.
Visitors to the Peak District National Park in Derbyshire were banned from venturing off footpaths by officials fearing fires in dry woodland areas. Boy drowned

The hot weather brought warnings from climate change experts that the conditions were not unique.
And police warned of other dangers after a 14-year-old boy drowned in a canal in Glen Parva, Leicester as he tried to cool off. In North Wales, more than 50 people were rescued from a sandbank near a Llandudno beach after they were cut off by the tide.
Forecasters expect a bank of showers coming in from the South West to cool things down on Wednesday night and into Thursday, but the weekend should still be very warm and humidity will be high.
BBC Weather forecaster Rob McElwee said: "Tonight and tomorrow temperatures will be down by four or five degrees for most of us but humidity will be high so it will be more oppressive and hard to keep cool."

HMS Battle Choccy Truffle Trout · 19th July 2006, 09:02 PM

Hope the Winter will actually "be" a winter... I have a bad feeling snow will be a thing of the past if this keeps up

-RMS Carpathia-

Im Free · 19th July 2006, 10:42 PM

WOW...you consider 97-101 hot? Send that cold weather here to Las Vegas...it has been between 110 and 115 for the past 2 weeks.

19th July 2006, 08:09 PM	#1
Adam Lead Administrator Owner Join Date: Oct 1990 Posts: 6,260 Gold: 103,897 My Mood: Thanks: 54 Thanked 715 Times in 225 Posts	Heatwave breaks record for July Heatwave breaks record for July People all over the country are trying to find ways to cool off The hottest recorded July day has emerged to have been in Wisley, Surrey, where temperatures hit 36.5C (97.7F). Earlier in the day, 36.3C (97.3F) near Gatwick Airport was thought to have been the high. As the sun blazed across the country schools closed and workers dressed down while the elderly and young children were urged to drink plenty of water. Peaks were 29.7C in St Angelo, Northern Ireland, 31.3C in Prestwick, Scotland, and 33.6C in Anglesey, Wales. The previous hottest July day was in 1911, when Epsom, Surrey, reached 36C. The highest UK temperature recorded was 38.5C (101.3F) in Faversham, Kent, on August 10, 2003. British temperatures this week have exceeded such holiday destinations as Malta, Athens, Bermuda and Rome. As temperatures soared across the country, the heat brought people to the beaches and into the shade, melted roads and provoked health and safety warnings. In the heat: Several schools chose not to open on Wednesday, while others closed at lunchtime and many school sports days were cancelled. On the roads, emergency measures were brought in to protect surfaces with gritters spreading gravel after the asphalt began to melt. Ambulance service bosses urged drivers in jams to stay with their cars after crews had difficulties getting through to an accident. Heat caused railway lines to buckle in the Midlands on Tuesday and many services from New Street Station in Birmingham were cancelled. Speed restrictions were in force on the West Coast Main Line. You would think we had never seen the sun before, it's like mass panic Ruth Newton, Preston Send us your comments Your heatwave pictures Unions called for employers to keep staff cool and called for a change in the law to create a maximum working temperature. Water tankers have been drafted in to top up reservoir supplies in the Midlands and a surge in demand for power for air conditioning systems continued to put pressure on electricity supplies. Water supplies were affected in Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Cardiff while in Shrewsbury 70,000 residents were urged to cut water use as filling pumps failed at a reservoir. Animals also tried to cool off. At zoos, keepers tried to make life more comfortable for the animals, handing out fruit or blood-flavoured ice lollies. The RSPCA issued warnings about leaving pets in areas without cover or water and said two dogs had died of heat exhaustion. Visitors to the Peak District National Park in Derbyshire were banned from venturing off footpaths by officials fearing fires in dry woodland areas. Boy drowned The hot weather brought warnings from climate change experts that the conditions were not unique. And police warned of other dangers after a 14-year-old boy drowned in a canal in Glen Parva, Leicester as he tried to cool off. In North Wales, more than 50 people were rescued from a sandbank near a Llandudno beach after they were cut off by the tide. Forecasters expect a bank of showers coming in from the South West to cool things down on Wednesday night and into Thursday, but the weekend should still be very warm and humidity will be high. BBC Weather forecaster Rob McElwee said: "Tonight and tomorrow temperatures will be down by four or five degrees for most of us but humidity will be high so it will be more oppressive and hard to keep cool." Get your own personal forum Like these ones - Personal forum listing Bored @ work? Play in our arcade! Useful Tips on how to use UOForums Open your own blog

19th July 2006, 09:02 PM	#2
HMS Battle Choccy Truffle Trout Madien of the Great Blue Join Date: Jun 2006 Shard: Absolutely playing no games Posts: 1,969 Gold: 3,466 Thanks: 3 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts	Re: Heatwave breaks record for July Hope the Winter will actually "be" a winter... I have a bad feeling snow will be a thing of the past if this keeps up -RMS Carpathia- -Back to the Future 2- Marty McFly: There he is, Doc! Let's land on him, we'll cripple his car. Doctor Emmett L. Brown: Marty, he's in a '46 Ford, we're in a DeLorean. He'd rip through us like we were tin foil. -RMS Carpathia-

19th July 2006, 10:42 PM	#3
Im Free Banned Join Date: May 2006 Shard: Pacific Posts: 247 Gold: 24 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Heatwave breaks record for July WOW...you consider 97-101 hot? Send that cold weather here to Las Vegas...it has been between 110 and 115 for the past 2 weeks.

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