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1960 to 1979 had 6 years where UK temperatures went over 30C in June 1980 to 1999 had 6 years 2000 to 2019 had 13 years 2020 to 2026 has had 6 years so far,
by iso1631 3mo ago
1960 to 1979 had 6 years where UK temperatures went over 30C in June
1980 to 1999 had 6 years
2000 to 2019 had 13 years
2020 to 2026 has had 6 years so far, and we're only 35% of the way through
The longest period of time from 1960 to 2000 where june temperatures went higher than 30 was two years, reaching 30 in 1975 and 36 in 1976.
2021 was the only June in the last 10 years where temperatures didn't reach that 1975 record.
- xienze 3mo agoWhy do you choose 1975/30C as your cutoff point for "record heat" when it should be 1976/36C? Clearly 30C isn't unheard of, even in the past.
- graemep 3mo agoSo even if it goes above 30 every single remaining year it will still be 9 vs 13 in the previous decade?
- NekkoDroid 3mo agoThe time frames they are looking at are 2 decade intervals, not 1 decade
- rsynnott 3mo agoThey’ve rendered that in a rather confusing way. 13 incidents is for _two_ decades, not one.
- onraglanroad 3mo agoThese are 20 year periods, not decades. How did you think there were 13 years in the previous decade? It would be 18 vs 13 if every year up to 2039 went over 30C.