fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
Are any CCrs really going to suffer in this heat ?
- Thread starter Dave7
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Reynard
Guru
- Location
- Cambridgeshire, UK
Rusty Nails
We remember
- Location
- Living in the slow lane
Our patio is a Sun trap from midday on, with heat reflected back off the L-shaped white walls and patio doors and the temperature in the shade reached 40°C.
Much nicer for reading sitting in the shade of the trees at the bottom of the garden.
Much nicer for reading sitting in the shade of the trees at the bottom of the garden.
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
That worked really well!
It was lovely and warm with fine blue skies, but the sun was no longer fierce enough to burn me, and a lot of the time it was down behind hill crests or trees anyway. I only did a quick 15 km ride on my singlespeed bike but I took in a couple of hills to make the ride more interesting. I'll try to do something similar on Tuesday evening.
Accy cyclist
Legendary Member
- Location
- The hills of Accrington
I think the summer of 2018 was hotter than this one, even though today will see record temperatures. Four years ago we had many weeks of almost constant sunshine and no rain. It was so dry that the grass turned straw coloured, which hasn't happened this year. I remember a 'I've read it in the Daily Star, so it must be true' neighbour saying in August of that year "If we don't get rain in 2 weeks we'll be fighting in the streets for water"!!
Come September the heavens opened and it rained for 2 months.
Come September the heavens opened and it rained for 2 months.
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ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
i think the summer of 2018 was hotter than this one, even though today will see record temperatures. Four years ago we had many weeks of almost constant sunshine and no rain. It was so dry that the grass turned straw coloured, which hasn't happened this year. I remember a 'I've read it in the Daily Star, so it must be true' neighbour saying in August of that year "If we don't get rain in 2 weeks we'll be fighting in the streets for water"!!
Come September the heavens opened and it rained for 2 months.
Many of the reservoirs round here seem to be below about 25% capacity now! Nothing like the great Yorkshire drought of 1995 though, when it really WAS dry for months...
Accy cyclist
Legendary Member
- Location
- The hills of Accrington
That could be the year the reservoir 1 mile up the road almost drained.🤔when it really WAS dry for months...
Above is the smaller reservoir. Below is the adjoining bigger one.
https://www.greatbritishlife.co.uk/...arwood-and-dean-clough-reservoir-walk-8580744
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classic33
Leg End Member
T'weren't the year the village flooded when the reservoirs were made alongside the M62, became visitable once again.
lazybloke
Priest of the cult of Chris Rea
- Location
- Leafy Surrey
The house started off beautifully cool on Monday but the "coolest" room tonight is still 27 degrees, and the walls upstairs are radiating heat at 30.
I've resorted to a tent in the garden. Still a bit warm...
I've resorted to a tent in the garden. Still a bit warm...
Stephenite
Membå
- Location
- OslO
Strangely, broke into a sweat at work this evening. Going to have to take it steady for the next couple of days.
Oslo (which is about a day behind the UK) is set to record 30 degrees on Wednesday.
A friend who moved back home north recently is expecting a 9 degree rise above norm for the day - to 20 C. That's well into arctic circle territory without a scarf.
Oslo (which is about a day behind the UK) is set to record 30 degrees on Wednesday.
A friend who moved back home north recently is expecting a 9 degree rise above norm for the day - to 20 C. That's well into arctic circle territory without a scarf.
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Accy cyclist
Legendary Member
- Location
- The hills of Accrington
I had my second cup of tea yesterday evening, which is unusual as I normally have just one a day, when I get out of bed.
I must've felt slightly dehydrated.🤔
I must've felt slightly dehydrated.🤔
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ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
It is still 25.2 C in this room, coincidentally at 02:52. I don't think I will be needing the duvet tonight...! 
Accy cyclist
Legendary Member
- Location
- The hills of Accrington
It is still 25.2 C in this room, coincidentally at 02:52. I don't think I will be needing the duvet tonight...!
28 Celsius here in my kitchen as I post. Why is east Lancashire 'hotter' than west Yorkshire I wonder? 🤔
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lazybloke
Priest of the cult of Chris Rea
- Location
- Leafy Surrey
Simple. Temperatures of buildings differ according to their size, the amount and direction of glazing, their building materials, their surroundings and lots of other factors.
It's 26 in deep shade outside this morning which explains why my night under canvas felt little cooler than indoors.
