Climate talk: Europe (warmest, averages, temperatures, Chicago)

[Northnomad]

Originally Posted by dunno what to put here

It averages above 23C because it is the warmest place in the country and more than likely would be even if London was a village of 200 people.

Who said it wouldn't still be the warmest part of the country if it didn't have all the buildings and UHI effect? Don't believe I did. But it would be a good 1-2 degrees cooler, for sure.

As people have shown, UHI definitely does have an effect on highs, as well as lows. Look at the number of stations upwind of London around the area at similar elevations with highs up to, or more than 1C colder.

[TorshavnSunHolidays]

I feel Colchester has been well and truly mugged here

[TorshavnSunHolidays]

Originally Posted by Razza94

The UHI effect is most significant at night, when the urban environment locks in much of the daytime heat. Although it does have an impact on daytime temperatures. Not too sure if it has an impact on the highs.

https://www.epa.gov/heat-islands

Although I still think London would probably have the largest highs because it's in the best geographic position for heat. South-eastern, but also well-sheltered.

is it though ? where around that immediate area outside London manages a 23.6 ? I don't know of any

you have to head to East Anglia to get closest to that average .

even Canterbury fails and that is the closest to the continent .

Hell, even Lille and whole swathes of nearby towns on the continent fail to reach 23.6 EPIC FAIL LIST Liege ,Antwerp ,Lille,Bruges,Ghent ,Arras,Eindhoven and many more - all inland towns on the near continent - all failing

[B87]

Well Heathrow and Kew's highs are not a product of the UHI, that's for certain. They are a product of London being in a sheltered location.

[TorshavnSunHolidays]

take the 23.6c challenge B87

[Baba_Wethu]

Originally Posted by B87

Well Heathrow and Kew's highs are not a product of the UHI, that's for certain. They are a product of London being in a sheltered location.

Either way, there seems to be a big high temp blob over London.

[B87]

Originally Posted by TorshavnSunHolidays

take the 23.6c challenge B87

Why? A frost hollow that isn't in any UHI has warmer summer highs than Heathrow. That puts this ridiculous argument to bed.

[TorshavnSunHolidays]

Baba that map is out of date

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=ma...CyJk9EBX7VKCM:

unfortunately the idiots behind the map decided against including 23+

despite that ,you will see where the centre of the heat mass is

[B87]

Originally Posted by TorshavnSunHolidays

Baba that map is out of date

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=ma...CyJk9EBX7VKCM:

unfortunately the idiots behind the map decided against including 23+

That map is out of date as well.

[TorshavnSunHolidays]

I think they all are B87