UK hot weather

[Mickwhitt 4,642]

Hi all.

As I write England is gripped by the highest air temperature ever recorded. Its 41 degrees C outdoors which is way outside our experience on these shores.

I know I've experienced temperatures as high on holiday but this is different.  Our buildings are not designed or built for this kind of weather.  

Our rail network is just about shut down due to fears the rails will buckle and allow derailment etc  they have even tried painting the rails white to reflect the heat! 

Lord knows how they manage in countries where this is a commonplace occurrence. 

For now I'm sweltering under the ceiling fan hoping it will cool down soon. 

[tunahead72 2,424]

5 minutes ago, Mickwhitt said:

... Its 41 degrees C outdoors ...

 

That's 105F over here, that's just way too hot any way you look at it.

 

Take care of yourselves over there, guys.  Remember to stay hydrated, most preferably with water or diluted sports drinks.  And take it easy, we're all much too old to be over-exerting in temperatures like these (speaking just for myself, of course ).

[Mickwhitt 4,642]

I remember being on patrol on hot summer days. Before we had to wear body armour we would be allowed shirt sleeve order, thus dispensing with our wool tunic. 

Still had to wear a tie, unless the Chief Constable decided it was warm enough to issue a general order to remove them, a rare treat.

We always had to wear the "Big hat" or policeman's traditional Custodian helmet no matter what the weather. With its Cork lining it was pretty good at keeping in the heat. Good when you sneaked a small portion of fish and chips under it for a tasty supper back at the nick (not so good when vinegar ran down your face).

But in warm weather it was really rather uncomfortable.

When body armour arrived we were still in a collared shirt and tie, some university did a bit of research and said that wearing the stab vest was like wearing 16 shirts at once. We ended up in a tee shirt and stab vest, which in my opinion was a big loss in smartness and discipline.  

 

 

[pfrederi 17,741]

Heat Like that can kill you..  Stay safe

 

[ebinmaine 67,637]

I've seen air temperatures around 90, 95°, quite a few times over the years. Microclimates on places like hot parking lots, some over 100°.

Fairly sure I've never experienced anything like 115° and I wouldn't even be close to angry if I never did.  😀

 

 

You folks in the hotter areas than we are this week which is already over 90, take care of yourselves. Drink water of course but also make sure you're getting your minerals put back if you sweat a lot.

I learned while researching things for hiking and trying to figure out what was going on with my body that there is such a thing as issues arising from serious losses of things other than water.....

 

[peter lena 8,634]

@ebinmaine  yes, hot staying temps are a killer , last time in vegas , came in from the grand canyon , spectacular drive, 1130  night , got out of the car 117 deg !  the slots were open to the streets !  quickly got a room  and crashed , also phoenix has hot lasting temps , exhausting temps , pete    

[Snoopy11 5,714]

30 minutes ago, ebinmaine said:

Fairly sure I've never experienced anything like 115° and I wouldn't even be close to angry if I never did.

Eric... come now... it is going to be 110-115 degrees here in Indiana this week... 

 

Everyone needs to have that experience!

 

Don

[Snoopy11 5,714]

2 hours ago, Mickwhitt said:

As I write England is gripped by the highest air temperature ever recorded. Its 41 degrees C outdoors which is way outside our experience on these shores.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA 

 

Now you know how it feels to be in the midwest in America...

 

Don

[squonk 41,156]

I 've been on black roofs where the ambient got to 130°F . Made the 100° boiler room an Oasis! 

Edited July 19, 2022 by squonk

[ztnoo 2,298]

Here in Hoosierland, its the humidity and heat index that's the killer.

I've been in high temps in West Texas years ago with the thermometer at 110-112 but with humidity of only about 15-17%.

Different animal altogether, IMO.

When we get a heat index of 100-110 degrees here, you can't move without being wringing wet.

If you aren't acclimated, you aren't going to be doing much of anything outside unless you absolutely have to.

 

The biggest thing about the heat in Europe is that few buildings have air conditioning. So you really get no relief from the heat.

So to endure day after day of that kind of heat with nights in the 80's and probably not sleeping well, most people become exhausted.

Its very serious business if you have compromised health (heart, pulmonary, kidney, etc. issues).

Edited July 19, 2022 by ztnoo

[roadapples 6,983]

OK, let's see how high we can go. I worked for Alcoa aluminum on the "pot line" where we made the aluminum from scratch from the ore. The pots were approximately 24' long and 12' wide full of molten metal. About 10' between pots, 120 pots in a row, 4 rows to a building. When it was 85-90* outside it was 160-170* between those pots actually. We had to wear long sleeve cotton shirts and pants, long sleeve t shirts, steel toed boots, gloves, hard hat with face shield and those silver coats like they wear near volcanos. We had break rooms with AC but most of the time you were on the floor. Your clothes were soaked five minutes after you started work. You'd think you couldn't stand it, but we did. Of course I was younger then, 40s and 50s....

[DougC 2,641]

Most of us here in the U.S. have air conditioning in our houses so we dont suffer 24 hours a day. I feel sorry for those in the U.K. and elsewhere in the world suffering from this global warming that cant get cooled down or sleep because of the high temps and humidity. Hope it cools down soon. 

[squonk 41,156]

It's really fun when it's say 95° with a +70° dewpoint. You lug all kinds of equipment up to a roof. spend about an hour up there then climb down and spend another hour in a freezer. Then back up to the roof and one more time in the freezer. Your head feels like a ping pong ball! 

[sjoemie himself 3,068]

Same here (Netherlands) with the heat. Was 37°C or 99°F today with the humidity up to about 50%.

No airconditioning but we leave the windows open and the extractor hood thingy running all night to pull in cold air.

Works pretty good as long as the heat does'nt last for more than a few days. 

[DougC 2,641]

40 minutes ago, sjoemie himself said:

Same here (Netherlands) with the heat. Was 37°C or 99°F today with the humidity up to about 50%.

No airconditioning but we leave the windows open and the extractor hood thingy running all night to pull in cold air.

Works pretty good as long as the heat does'nt last for more than a few days. 

Thank you for giving us the C to F conversion. Most of us on this side of the pond have trouble calculating the difference and the realization the temp where you live could be that high. 

[sjoemie himself 3,068]

 

12 minutes ago, DougC said:

giving us the C to F conversion

No problem. Giggle does it for me 

[sergeant 291]

I have Been In the Jungles of Panama In a charcoal lined  chemical suit  and Protective Mask In that High of Heat, and I was not a Happy camper for about 12hrs  Many of the Unit went Down as Heat casualties  All for Training  rubber gloves and rubber Boot were full of sweat. All I can remember was wishing I was In a cold climate  and yes we Had Body armor(RBA as we called them) On as well and that was The Older stuff which didn't allow You to Maneuver Like the Body armor of Today, so I understand how You Must have suffered In that Police Uniform. Bet Your glad your retired now. I am Glad I don't Have to work Outside for a Profession anymore 

[adsm08 2,070]

We are supposed to get near 100 a few times over the next week. I work outside. It's not so bad once you just accept that is life and that's just how it is.

[sergeant 291]

11 hours ago, adsm08 said:

We are supposed to get near 100 a few times over the next week. I work outside. It's not so bad once you just accept that is life and that's just how it is.

In the US, we're More Use to 100 F than they are In the United Kingdom In Summer. The average  Highs our in the 60s & mid 70s F In England at this time a year  and their winters are normally very mild More along the Lines of Tennessee or Northern Georgia   But their Summers are more  along the Lines of Far Northern New York (Watertown Area) I have always found The UK a Bit cold In the Summer especially Northern England and Scotland I wears pants there more then shorts when vising family  in the Late summer even

Edited July 20, 2022 by sergeant

[Stormin 9,981]

  Yesterday was really a stinker as Mick mentioned. Had to drive down to Barrow in the afternoon. Just over 90 miles. Even with the AC on the sun through the glass was rather hot. Tad cooler today. 22C -71F. Doing some more work on the garden fencing. One fence post in and another panel fitted. I can only do about 6ft at time to keep the garden pup proof. Murphy has shown up and right where the next post goes is an old damson tree stump. Who left the there when they cut the thing down I wonder? 

  Still got to get the leylandi bush stump out further along. Think I'll need another shower tonight. 

  

  

[OutdoorEnvy 1,522]

Yeah this part of the summer is my least favorite time of year.  We hit 112 F yesterday here in Oklahoma.  today is cooler at 106 F.  I can't wait till October....

[squonk 41,156]

Never got below 80° F last night. Currently 86° with a 73° F dewpoint. Heat index of 93° F. Not even noon yet. 

 

Today is a good day to make the salad in the walk in cooler! 

[Snoopy11 5,714]

22 hours ago, squonk said:

It's really fun when it's say 95° with a +70° dewpoint

Oh yeah. You've got that right. Here in Indiana... it seems like the +70 degree dewpoints never actually go down... so when it gets hotter out... it feels like a freakin' jungle...

 

Don

[Snoopy11 5,714]

2 hours ago, squonk said:

Today is a good day to make the salad in the walk in cooler! 

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

 

We have a really big upright freezer... every time I open it I want to throw all the frozen goods out and get inside it myself...

 

THIS is our weather today...

 

"Motorists from southwestern Ontario to Kentucky should be prepared for changing weather conditions that can produce sudden torrential rain and strong wind gusts that could produce near-zero visibility, meteorologists say."

 

Don

[squonk 41,156]

My Father ran the restaurant at a golf course. There was going to be a big party one night. I worked in the kitchen and it was beastly hot. Had to make a boat load of salad and all of the ingredients were in the cooler so I grabbed a folding chair and all the bowls and sat down in the cooler and closed the door!