Hot, really hot. Today we are on 40 deg C or 104 deg F with more to come. In comparison one of the hottest days recorded last year (8th of June) in London, was 31 deg C or 88 deg F. And the hottest day recorded in Britain in the last 13 years was on 6th August, 2003. I quote:
On the hottest day in Britain for 13 years roads melted, rails buckled and Concorde had to make a detour to refuel. In London, it was the hottest day in the city's history with temperatures reaching 95.5F (35.3C). The London Eye had to be closed because of the heat inside the pods.
If you can remember those days you will get some idea of what it's like here, except it's worse. The only good news is that it's dry, there is no humidity and it does get considerably cooler at night. It might even get down to 26 or 27 deg C tonight. I did a little research and this really is one of the hottest places in the world. Hotter even (on average) than Jeddah in Saudi Arabia.
I got up and went to the toilet last night, going from the air conditioned bedroom (which we keep at around 25 deg C) to the bathroom and it literally felt like I was walking into a furnace. It was 4 o'clock in the morning.
Here are some pics of the house.
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