Rat, I've been around for a decade or two (to put it nicely). Over the years, I've noticed a trend - some years it's hotter, some it's cooler, some it rains more, some it barely rains, some it is "normal." One thing you can always count on: The weather is NEVER normal. But looking back at it over the decades, the trends look normal from the bigger picture.
for weeks my dad in Belgium is complaining that it is utterly cold there. He is in the northern part, where nights are 8C and days between 12 and 16. That are March temperatures. In the South where it is hilly, the t at night drops to 2C. Here in Southern GA USA we do have heat, but that is totally normal this time of year. Not a heat wave, normal !
I want to know where the Daily Mail gets its ideas from... I am on the south coast of England at lunchtime and, even though we have some sunshine, my local temperature is 17 degrees centigrade. We have had endless rain since last June and this June has so far been chilly and windy with only two or three days of sunshine. I am beige.
Here on Long Island, New York the temperature is going to be in the 90's F this coming week. Somewhat unusual for mid-June, but certainly no omen of "runaway" global warming transforming Earth to Venus. (Toddler's First Baby Step Warming, maybe?)
Yeah, I saw that headline too! 79⁰F is NOT a heat wave in most places.
A few years back there was a "heat wave" in the UK and they said that garbage trucks were sinking until the pavement! There were pictures.
But the temps weren't that high. They went on about temps over 33⁰C but that's only around 92⁰F not that hot.
I did a little research and the pavement they use there was some special kind designed to withstand extremely cold temps. That's why it was failing in the mid 90s.
Rat, I've been around for a decade or two (to put it nicely). Over the years, I've noticed a trend - some years it's hotter, some it's cooler, some it rains more, some it barely rains, some it is "normal." One thing you can always count on: The weather is NEVER normal. But looking back at it over the decades, the trends look normal from the bigger picture.
for weeks my dad in Belgium is complaining that it is utterly cold there. He is in the northern part, where nights are 8C and days between 12 and 16. That are March temperatures. In the South where it is hilly, the t at night drops to 2C. Here in Southern GA USA we do have heat, but that is totally normal this time of year. Not a heat wave, normal !
I want to know where the Daily Mail gets its ideas from... I am on the south coast of England at lunchtime and, even though we have some sunshine, my local temperature is 17 degrees centigrade. We have had endless rain since last June and this June has so far been chilly and windy with only two or three days of sunshine. I am beige.
Dang, Rat, there's some ancient word for this, I think they called it "Summer".
Yes, that ancient menace might be close… I didn’t even need a sweater today.
Here on Long Island, New York the temperature is going to be in the 90's F this coming week. Somewhat unusual for mid-June, but certainly no omen of "runaway" global warming transforming Earth to Venus. (Toddler's First Baby Step Warming, maybe?)
Yeah, I saw that headline too! 79⁰F is NOT a heat wave in most places.
A few years back there was a "heat wave" in the UK and they said that garbage trucks were sinking until the pavement! There were pictures.
But the temps weren't that high. They went on about temps over 33⁰C but that's only around 92⁰F not that hot.
I did a little research and the pavement they use there was some special kind designed to withstand extremely cold temps. That's why it was failing in the mid 90s.
I live in Florida, and mid 90s is normal here. 🙄
In the world of down is up, a new low is their high.
I can't help laughing. It's already been 105°F here, and in the cool of the night my house got all the way down to 79° (there's no A/C).
How on earth did humanity survive all these millennia?
Reporting from central Italy: expecting 30C today and all's well. Nice summer day.
Can someone explain 26 in stones, please?
Frankly, I don’t buy the idea of Stonehenge being an ancient thermometer.
Yes.
If you'd paid for one of those hot-stone massages, you'd be asking for your money back pdq.
GB is typically cooler than the rest of Europe, correct? No wonder my GB DNA left. They don’t like even a little bit of cool.
Depends on the season, generally wetter and with fewer extreme temperatures.
Here on the Baltic shores, this year we’ve barely seen anything like summer yet.
Sounds like your area of the world is suffering Climate Invariability.
Spot on!
Weather and climate are different matters. That people conflate them is amusing.
double plus good on relocation timing