French 'Canicule' (heat-wave)

[almar]

Got to 36°this afternoon time to call it day, closed the shutters settled down, knock at the door all 3 of the neighbours children stood there with a couple of bottles of water and a bag of ice, Their teacher told their class it was their duty to look after old people!!!!!!!! Didn't know to laugh or cry

[qcnr]

[zimtim]

Got to 36°this afternoon time to call it day, closed the shutters settled down, knock at the door all 3 of the neighbours children stood there with a couple of bottles of water and a bag of ice, Their teacher told their class it was their duty to look after old people!!!!!!!! Didn't know to laugh or cry

Brilliant made me chuckle

[chunky butt]

Apparently Carpentras just recorded highest ever temp in France......44.3 feck that's hot, that would melt your ice cream quick

[zimtim]

How are the roads holding up.

Any melted yet.

[PHILinFRANCE]

Yep they are going liquid

[daveuprite]

The French record has just been broken again, within the same day.

2 hours ago in Gallargues-le-Montueux in the Gard département it hit 45.9C.

2019 is already on course to be the global hottest year on record, and if that happens then 2015-2019 would become the hottest five-year period on record.

[MotoCP]

And sadly I imagine fatalities will be at record levels as well.

I read a good tip somewhere that people are filling hot water bottles to freeze during the day so they can keep cooler in bed at night.

[daveuprite]

And sadly I imagine fatalities will be at record levels as well.

I read a good tip somewhere that people are filling hot water bottles to freeze during the day so they can keep cooler in bed at night.

That's a good idea. We've had fans on the horses in their stables for the last few days, and we freeze chopped up bits of carrot in water and give them carrot cubes now and again. They won't be going back out in the fields until 10pm tonight, then back indoors by 9am. It's bloody roasting out in the paddocks at 4pm.

Outside thermometer hit 41 today in the shade and the pool is 33 !

[zimtim]

And sadly I imagine fatalities will be at record levels as well.

I read a good tip somewhere that people are filling hot water bottles to freeze during the day so they can keep cooler in bed at night.

That's a good idea. We've had fans on the horses in their stables for the last few days, and we freeze chopped up bits of carrot in water and give them carrot cubes now and again. They won't be going back out in the fields until 10pm tonight, then back indoors by 9am. It's bloody roasting out in the paddocks at 4pm.

Outside thermometer hit 41 today in the shade and the pool is 33 !

You can always put a bowl of water or block of ice in front of the fan, it not only cools the air flow slightly but adds moisture. So you're not just blowing hit dry air around.

In extremes hang a wet towel in front

We did use to wring out a tea towel and drape that over the fan guard.

It's not only about moving air but trying to cool and moisten the air.