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I want to go to Bhutan but Tricky won't let me!

Chicago: Dreamer.

According the to the climate change (should still be global warming, cos that's what it is) deniers, it's called summer. The latest is that the record heatwaves make headlines, whereas slightly below average temperatures in the UK warrant no mention. There's a reason for average temperatures; the values recorded should fluctuate around them. The fact that we rarely record below average months in the UK (or indeed in many places in the world) escapes their notice.

KM's back! Hurray. I wonder if he brought JP along, too.

It's been a bit crazy here in Yorkshire over the last week or so. Fluctuating between rain and blue sky every hour or two.

Those are called showers.

Karl Mark: Happy to teach you about meteorology

Chicago gets it's first wet bulb day tomorrow. 99F and 100% humidity. I suspect people will die. It won't necessarily be the old people it will be the dumb vain joggers who go out with their shirts off for attention and then get their organs cooked.

Tomorrow could be a good day.

Chicago: Happy to throw shade.

We went to Bhutan for our honeymoon.

105 here tomorrow. I'm playing golf.

One of my favorite little football trivia bits is that one of Bhutan’s first film productions was a story of two novice monks going to ridiculous lengths to get a TV to watch the World Cup.

Yes but is it very humid? If not then you will probably just be hot.

Chicago: Part time meteorologist.

Certainly an interesting summer this year around the world. Obviously a record July, although NW Europe close to average and NE N. America also stuck in a cooler pattern.

The heat in SW US has taken many of the headlines, but W Canada has also been mighty hot recently with lots of wildfires, whilst many fires continue north of the most inhabited areas.

Meanwhile, South America saw temperatures hit 40c in the middle of winter, so it wasn't only the northern hemisphere summer that contributed to the global record warmest month. Of course, the idiots still want to use the cooler conditions across NE US and NW Europe to claim Global Warming is a myth, but the evidence is overwhelming, and previous heat records are being beaten by a wide margin, both air temperatures and sea temperatures.

It's not over yet; France is forecast to see temperatures approaching the mid forties next week, but it looks like the UK will miss out on any really hot spell this year, with the pattern over the US meaning that the Jetstream remains fairly active across the Atlantic keeping the NE US and UK in largely cooler air. It is a little weaker than July, which allows some heat to flow further north briefly at times, so no July washout. All in all quite pleasant really for the rest of August. Not so for France and parts of central and southern Europe who will see the intense heat with temperatures up to 40 again.

As for the US, continuing hot in the desert, although Phoenix may drop below 30 briefly overnight next week for the first time since June.

Chicago, mostly pleasant or bearable, but possibly hot later in the weekend and late next week. Ontario looks pleasant temperature wise, high twenties, possibly low thirties briefly next week.

We're past the hottest part of the year now, but it has been a summer of extremes, not only for year, but also extreme rainfall events. All made more likely by global warming.

Are you sure?

Yes we’re mates… not like you. You giant pervert…. Oh wait a minute….

Chicago: Currently in litigation.

PS: Markus completely forgot the record rains in Chicagoland which is causing fema to provide emergency flood assistance (which could include our new house…).

It was pretty sweaty out on the golf course this afternoon.

Turns out Karl Mark’s statement of a below average Chicago summer was a slight underestimate. Today 100/101f (38 c) with very high humidity making the heat index 115/120.

Tomorrow 103f (39.5c) with 100% humidity which is deadly.

Bodies will start dropping this afternoon around 3pm..

Chicago: Hoping the electric won’t break.