I'm following the advice given to close all windows and doors, pull curtains and blinds etc and it does appear to be helpng so far
I'm working from home today and the room faces south, has windows at either end and a patio door on the other wall, which is in the sun all day. Normally I would have a door open and the temperature often reaches over 30C when it is lower than that outside. Today with everything closed, a desk fan and tower fan on my back, the temperature is 29C. The outside thermometer which isn't in the sun yet is showing 35C.
Probably won’t work tomorrow as night time temperature is to high. Prior to say around 9 am have all your doors and curtains opens in the rear. Open all your windows at the front at get a through draft going, the lower morning ambient will lower your room temperatures considerable. When the outside ambient is 3 or 4 degree lower shut the doors, curtains etc,. My garden is the same as yours and using this method the house temperature is normally 21 to 23c which slowly rises to around 26.
Yes, we did do that this morning and closed them when the outside temperature was higher than indoors.
My desk thermometer is now on 30 and I expect it will go higher as the afternoon progresses.
Well it gives us a great opportunity for the game "rate my legs". Universal across the sexes and orientations. (Obviously not for people without legs but they of course can judge others (unless their blind, it's all going a bit Johnny got his gun here))
Other day I was in herne hill. Have to say some pretty stiff competition. Today in tonbridge a bit more open in the field. Not to say it was an easy decision as judge (I wear jeans so as not to demoralise the contestants) as there was some hefty legs on show but I have narrowed it down to at least several different pairs of legs. One pair was in I presume a cross between a pair of shorts and a sanitary towel. Another pair though good unfortunately ruined it by sitting in the sun on a previous day with fish net stockings on. The lines were visible but only from a closer inspection. It's gonna be tough but people still have a few more weeks to enter.
My thermometer only goes to 50, it's in the sun and has been on 50 since about 1pm.
Same here it's gone as far as it can go, past 50c, the one in the shade has now gone up to 39c. I'm recovering from Hastings Pirate Day (yesterday) but tomorrow we are off to the beach.
Just took the barometer that I inherited from my Dad out of the hallway and put it in direct sunlight in the garden for 2 minutes - the thermometer maxed out at 40, so no idea what the true temperature is yet - I wait the sun on the patio thermo in due course, which goes up to 50
Does it even look like the record is going to go today for England after all of this?
Wales has hit their one - but seem a fair way off in England at present which is 38.7 if memory serves me right.
Maybe tomorrow.
I think you may be right. The hottest place in the UK yesterday was Nantwich and apparently the higher temperatures tomorrow will be in the north and north west.
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The above is not meant to be taken seriously. If you're thinking of going full retard then, please, don't.
My desk thermometer is now on 30 and I expect it will go higher as the afternoon progresses.
We never reached 40 degrees in this country until they started putting those masts up.
Suffice to say I am working in my pants and that’s all today - good job I am WFH 🤣
Other day I was in herne hill. Have to say some pretty stiff competition. Today in tonbridge a bit more open in the field. Not to say it was an easy decision as judge (I wear jeans so as not to demoralise the contestants) as there was some hefty legs on show but I have narrowed it down to at least several different pairs of legs. One pair was in I presume a cross between a pair of shorts and a sanitary towel. Another pair though good unfortunately ruined it by sitting in the sun on a previous day with fish net stockings on. The lines were visible but only from a closer inspection.
It's gonna be tough but people still have a few more weeks to enter.
My 2 dogs don’t have that option - jeez they look hacked off
Wales has hit their one - but seem a fair way off in England at present which is 38.7 if memory serves me right.