At work at 515am this morning cleaning coaches and shunting plus coipling uncoupling vacuum pipes.  Diesel only usage to fire risk and sweated even at 8am wearing hi vis clothing . Heading home. 34 degrees and shower, nodding off on the train home 

What doesn't seem to have been mentioned, either in this thread or in the media, is humidity-or lack of it.

It seems to be a hot but dry heat, which I find quite comfortable. I was in Colchester yesterday afternoon in temperatures of ~35-37C; in the past, I've felt far worse in lower temperatures but with high humidity.

I'm also fortunate (in summer) to live close to the East Coast, as usually as at present, we get a cooling Easterly sea breeze by mid afternoon to make the temperature more comfortable. The same easterly winds in the winter, however, mean cold or very cold, whatever the forecasts say.

Martyn

Quote from: Tank on July 19, 2022, 11:29:05 AM

I hope everyone else is managing to cope OK?

I am coping very well thank you, with the temperature at 20.9°C, grey cloud cover and spots of rain. Now where did I put my cardigan?

I planned to have lunch with an Indian visitor today but he called me this morning to cancel because it was "too hot to go out" !

Hot news (literally!).

It's just been announced that the UK record has (provisionally) been broken - 39.1 at Charlwood, near Gatport Airwick. About 15 miles from where we are. And it's not even noon yet. Oooer...

Cheers,

Chris

Quote from: dannyboy on July 19, 2022, 11:53:24 AM

Quote from: Tank on July 19, 2022, 11:29:05 AM

I hope everyone else is managing to cope OK?

I am coping very well thank you, with the temperature at 20.9°C, grey cloud cover and spots of rain. Now where did I put my cardigan?

I hope it doesn't snow this afternoon 

8 a.m. this morning we had 28.5C and by 10.15 it was 35C.
Had to visit Tesco and when I came out to my black car I had to 'air' it for a few minutes.
Short sharp shower last night obviously contained loads of desert crap as the car is a lovely spotted one now

The "desert crap" would be from Southport ?

Quote from: joe cassidy on July 19, 2022, 12:38:38 PM
The "desert crap" would be from Southport ?

Nah - all this ordure is blowing up from the sarf

Sending you guys my best wishes.  This kinda heats isnt something to muck about with.  We got up to 45 last year here on Vancouver Island, and Lytton in the interior set a record at 49.5!  Like the UK, coastal BC isn't used to these high temps, we had 619 Deaths in the week that were attributed directly to the heat.  Stay in the shade, drink as much water as you can and none of that physical activity crap!  A nice read of your favourite railway book in the shade sounds about perfect!

 
driving in the desert....

I don't know how many people will die in the UK this year from the heat, but I was just looking up the number of deaths from the cold in 2020.
28k , Sobering!

https://www.nea.org.uk/news/271120-01/

Editorial in our national paper today