Dear 'T 'Oop North .....

welcome to my world mate.
 
Actually, we've had a cracking summer up until the last few days.

SteveStrummerUK
 
 
 
 
How do you put up with it James 

Cos you never get rain or floods in worcesterershire y'mean ? ;)

I keep the Newcastle weather as a preset on my phone app just for giggles. It's funny during the summer - I'll see my Newcastle friends saying "this heat is nuts" on Facebook, then I'll look at the app and it'll be like 70F. I remember one time a week of 80F was forecast and the local newspaper was warning old people to stay indoors with a fan on.

jamesg1213
Nicer tomorrow tho..
 

Scotland goes to 17?

sharke

paulo

sharke
 
I remember one time a week of 80F was forecast and the local newspaper was warning old people to stay indoors with a fan on.

It's gotten worse than that now .......I came back to UK recently from spending time abroad where mid 30's is the delightful norm and the first thing I saw on the news when I got back was a weather "warning" that everyone should stay indoors unless going out was absolutely necessary as it was predicted that temperatures could reach as high as 26. It really is pathetic when what they should be saying is....so get your shorts on, buy yourself an ice cream and make the most of it because we all know that it won't last for long !
 

This is why I tell friends and family not to come to NYC in the summer. It's going to be 90+ and humid and they're not going to enjoy it (although this summer has been the mildest for over 10 years). Come in late September/early October when the weather is like a warm British summer!

Having said that, I shouldn't be too harsh. Warm temps are harder to deal with in the UK because hardly anyone has AC. I remember the summer of '94 in Newcastle, lying on top of the bedclothes too hot to sleep. At least when it's hot here, I know I'm eventually coming home to that cool dry air.

Personally I hate sleeping in an AC climate. It can be a pleasant relief from excessive heat at times , but it's so drying that I feel like crap in the morning. On balance I'd rather just have the window open and be a bit hot.

Could you guys spare some of that rain and send it to California?  Thanks.  

It's been high 80's to high 90's for the last two weeks including some days with high humidity.  Can't stand it.  Unlike "normal" people, I mostly sweat from my forehead and it drops right into my eyes (hardly any in the "usual" places like underarms or back).  Unfortunately, if I'm being active, this starts around 72 degrees F!  I guess I should move to an even cooler place, eh? 

craigb
It's been high 80's to high 90's for the last two weeks including some days with high humidity.  Can't stand it.  Unlike "normal" people, I mostly sweat from my forehead and it drops right into my eyes (hardly any in the "usual" places like underarms or back).  Unfortunately, if I'm being active, this starts around 72 degrees F!  I guess I should move to an even cooler place, eh? 

That's exactly the same thing that happens to me Craig.
 
It's only rained 2 days in the last 4-5 weeks here in British Columbia. Otherwise it seems to be staying at 25-29 C.
 
Going up to 32 C for the next week.
 
Too hot!
 
23 C & under for me thanks.
 
 

jimusic

craigb
It's been high 80's to high 90's for the last two weeks including some days with high humidity.  Can't stand it.  Unlike "normal" people, I mostly sweat from my forehead and it drops right into my eyes (hardly any in the "usual" places like underarms or back).  Unfortunately, if I'm being active, this starts around 72 degrees F!  I guess I should move to an even cooler place, eh? 

That's exactly the same thing that happens to me Craig.
 
It's only rained 2 days in the last 4-5 weeks here in British Columbia. Otherwise it seems to be staying at 25-29 C.
 
Going up to 32 C for the next week.
 
Too hot!
 
23 C & under for me thanks.

 
Heh, I've always heard how similar both Vancouver's are (I'm only about a mile east of Vancouver Washington).  I would have thought you were a lot cooler up there seeing as you're, what?, something like 300 miles north of here?
 

Old55
That was quick!  Thanks for send the rain.  We need it.  

Next up:  Send in the clowns! 
(Oops... Too late!!!)

craigb

jimusic

craigb
It's been high 80's to high 90's for the last two weeks including some days with high humidity.  Can't stand it.  Unlike "normal" people, I mostly sweat from my forehead and it drops right into my eyes (hardly any in the "usual" places like underarms or back).  Unfortunately, if I'm being active, this starts around 72 degrees F!  I guess I should move to an even cooler place, eh? 

That's exactly the same thing that happens to me Craig.
 
It's only rained 2 days in the last 4-5 weeks here in British Columbia. Otherwise it seems to be staying at 25-29 C.
 
Going up to 32 C for the next week.
 
Too hot!
 
23 C & under for me thanks.

 
Heh, I've always heard how similar both Vancouver's are (I'm only about a mile east of Vancouver Washington).  I would have thought you were a lot cooler up there seeing as you're, what?, something like 300 miles north of here?
 

Nope. it's getting hotter & hotter every summer. They're becoming almost unbearable and the winters are getting milder.  
 
In fact, we hardly ever get any snow here anymore. Maybe a few days here & there, but never more than that.
 
For the 2010 Winter Olympics, there wasn't even enough snow up at Whistler, so they had to truck it in from the interior of BC.

jimusic
 
Nope. it's getting hotter & hotter every summer. They're becoming almost unbearable and the winters are getting milder.  
 
In fact, we hardly ever get any snow here anymore. Maybe a few days here & there, but never more than that.
 
For the 2010 Winter Olympics, there wasn't even enough snow up at Whistler, so they had to truck it in from the interior of BC.

 
Seems like the opposite of NYC. Here the summers seem to be getting milder every year and the winters colder. I can't believe how many "cool" days we've had this summer so far, I mean those perfectly delightful days when it's in the high 70's with low humidity. Even 5 years ago you'd be lucky to get even one day like that in July. It would be 90-100F most of the summer with unbearable humidity. It seems to have gotten a little more humid over the past few days but even so, it's been cool enough in the evenings to sit without AC on. I think I've maybe used my AC about a quarter of the amount I've used in past summers. 
 
In contrast, this last winter was the coldest I can remember. It was freaking brutal. 

paulo

SteveStrummerUK
 
 
 
 
How do you put up with it James 

 
 
Cos you never get rain or floods in worcesterershire y'mean ? ;)

Yes.
 
But I don't go on holiday at..............er............. home 

 
Yay!!!
 
Straummy performs multiple postingages on an ipad 
 
The 21st century and I have become acquainted 
 
I cannae feckin suss out how to do anything fancy with this contraption though.