Central England Temperature Update (part 1)

Yes, it was hot over here in the UK last May; and it was particularly hot down here in the South West where we make cider and drive around in tractors (pronounced ‘trakkers’)1. I’ve no idea what the record-breaking record for the UK as a whole was and, TBH, I’m not bothered about this. I’m not bothered for two reasons, these being: 1). the reliance by the UK Met Office on weather station data of such a lowly grade that we may as well throw it in the trash, and 2.) the sheer nonsense we find ourselves bathing in on a regular basis. I recently typed out a short note on this that I’ll reproduce here for convenience. A few days ago, I said this…

Whenever the Met Office announces another record-breaking temperature we ought to stop and consider what it means. If the previous record was set 100+ years ago, well before we invented the SUV, and when atmospheric CO2…