In January the internet emitting from this part of the world was full of photos of hoar frost (and beautiful it looked, too).
Exactly five months later...
Saturday was a record breaking day for temperatures in Indre et Loire. There is no official weather station in Preuilly sur Claise, but I recorded 38.9 degrees on the grass (in the shade, 2 metres from any structure) in our back garden, and over 48 degrees by our back door. The back door temperature may have gone higher if I had waitied but by then I was toasted. It was very dry heat, so hot but bearable if you were in the shade.
At 4.00am on Sunday morning we had an un-forecasted storm with plenty of lightning, thunder, and a sprinkle of rain.
That had all cleared up by sunrise on Sunday, and the day was again hot - but "only" 32 degrees and sweaty. The predicted storm arrived at 6.00pm and lasted about 20 minutes.
We are expecting more storms and they are predicting a week of showers and warmish weather.
I dread to think what summer will be like when it arrives in two days time.
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