It's Been Hot

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.