Comparing This Year’s Heatwave With 1976

[rangerrebew]

Comparing This Year’s Heatwave With 1976
July 6, 2025
tags: 1976, heatwaves
By Paul Homewood
 

Much has been made of the fact that last month was hotter then June 1976, at least according to Met Office figures. Attempts to compare the two months are misleading, and frankly dishonest when used to pretend the actual weather was hotter this year. In short, we are comparing apples and pears.


It is often forgotten that the heatwave in 1976 never really got going until the last week of the month, despite a couple of hot days two weeks before.

When it did get going, it produced scorching heat well into the middle of July, and at levels above anything seen this year.

In contrast, we only had four really hot days last month, none of which reached 30C. In 1976, every single day but one between 28th June and 7th July topped 30C.

To understand the extraordinary heatwave in 1976, you need to look at the whole picture across both June and July. So far this summer, there has been nothing that comes anywhere near that earlier heatwave.

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[Free Vulcan]

Here in the Florida of Iowa we've barely cracked into the 90's few times. This week it's 80's, one day next week upper 70's.

But of course cooler temps are global warming too.

[GtHawk]

Here in the Florida of Iowa we've barely cracked into the 90's few times. This week it's 80's, one day next week upper 70's.

But of course cooler temps are global warming too.

June here where I am was definitely cooler than normal, and we are just having a few days in the low 80’s now.

[Sighlass]

Here, we count ourselves lucky if we keep below 95-102 HUMID degrees (34-38/39 Celsius) this time of year. So far it has not crossed 95 degrees. Averaging around 90 degrees. Still too hot for my tastes, but you can go outside and do a few things before melting. I was able to repair my lawnmower in the evening, but just too hot during mid-day to do much.

[Weird Tolkienish Figure]

My wife's grandparents are in their 80's, born in the 30's, and I asked them if they thought the climate was warming, they said it's more humid nowadays. Which is interesting.

[berdie]

My wife's grandparents are in their 80's, born in the 30's, and I asked them if they thought the climate was warming, they said it's more humid nowadays. Which is interesting.

I agree with your wife's grands. At least around here. Houston is notoriously humid, but until the last few years in northeast Tx we didn't have that kind of humidity. Very humid now...I wonder if their humidity has increased.