at Newquay (Cornwall), minus 3°C.

But perhaps we should note that even if it is hot enough to rival 1976, both years are not a patch on 1893, when London had 73 consecutive days without rain. In the world of music, Brotherhood of Man … The spell of hot weather in 1976 lasted from mid-June to the end of August and incl… Outlook for Thursday to Saturday.
London weather forecast: Temperatures forecast to reach 35C - will heat break 1976 record?

In the year that the first commercial flights of the Concorde Airliner took place between London and Bahrain, and Paris and Rio de Janiero; Harold Wilson resigned as British Prime Minister and was replaced by James Callaghan; and Jimmy Carter beat Gerald Ford to become American President.

Now that is a drought. Spells of heavy rain look to move in on Wednesday night and Thursday morning. MORE than 40 years ago temperatures in the UK soared to 35.6C making it one of the hottest summers ever recorded. 1st May - Maximum temperature of only 4°C at Binbrook (Lincolnshire) and St Abb's Head (Berwickshire). at Scarborough (North Yorkshire), but minus 7°C in Amsterdam and minus 23°C.
in Moscow. It was one of the driest, sunniest and warmest summers (June/July/August) in the 20th century, although the summer of 1995 is now regarded as the driest. 14-day weather forecast for London.

The 1976 British Isles heat wave led to the second hottest summer average temperature in the UK since records began. Weather Notes:-15th February - A bitterly cold day across northern Europe accentuated by strong easterly winds. 1976 Dry and Sunny with a Very Good Summer and Wet Autumn. At the same time, the country suffered a severe drought.

Maximum temperatures were minus 1°C. 27th …