Weather

[cool runings]

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Ok guys weve had two days of continuous hot weather.

How many HP trips have you had???? :cool: :cool::p :p

coolrunnings

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[cadwaladr]

i dont know where you are but up north we have had over a week of hot weather,and as for the h/p not to many try to keep my customers coils clean on saying that some of the trailers i look after need cleaning every week.

[install monkey]

none!- had 3 call outs today- unusal- water leak through light fitting, flickering light in a phone shop,and water leak,no hot water or central heating in a block of flats!- the joys of working for a maintenance company

[Brian_UK]

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Ok guys weve had two days of continuous hot weather.
coolrunnings

.Panic, the country can't cope with this fine weather.

The roads will be melting next. :);)

[MikeHolm]

Speaking of weather, there were complaints a year ago or more about coils freezing up and someone was talking about getting -20 in some places in Scotland. I mentioned this to some other people and was taken down a notch when the dude posted historical weather data showing it didn't get lower than -6 or 7 in the last couple of years.

Now I am confused. Does anyone have a recolection of -20C anywhere in the UK in the last couple of years?

[cold.man]

what is the max ambient most condensor coils are designed for in the uk im sure its 32 deg is it?
obviously when designing systems they have to take this into consideration its always the older systems that struggle the most.

[james10]

Speaking of weather, there were complaints a year ago or more about coils freezing up and someone was talking about getting -20 in some places in Scotland. I mentioned this to some other people and was taken down a notch when the dude posted historical weather data showing it didn't get lower than -6 or 7 in the last couple of years.

Now I am confused. Does anyone have a recolection of -20C anywhere in the UK in the last couple of years?
In winter 2010/11 it reached -17c in northern England I should know I was working in it Grrr
It was that cold my hardened stainless steel breaker bar snapped because it was so cold

[install monkey]

Lowest daily maximum temperature records
CountryTemperatureDateLocation

Scotland (http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/extremes/monthly_temperature_country.html#lowest_daily_maximum_scotland)
-15.9
°C
29 December 1995
Fyvie Castle (Aberdeenshire)


England (http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/extremes/monthly_temperature_country.html#lowest_daily_maximum_england)
-11.3
°C
11 January 1982
Newport (Shropshire)


Northern Ireland (http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/extremes/monthly_temperature_country.html#lowest_daily_maximum_northern_ireland)
-11.3
°C
23 December 2010
Edenfel (County Tyrone)


Wales (http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/extremes/monthly_temperature_country.html#lowest_daily_maximum_wales)
-8.0
°C
12 January 1987
Trecastle (Dyfed)



Lowest daily minimum temperature records
CountryTemperatureDateLocation

Scotland (http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/extremes/monthly_temperature_country.html#lowest_daily_minimum_scotland)
-27.2
°C
11 February 1895
Braemar (Aberdeenshire)


10 January 1982
Braemar (Aberdeenshire)


30 December 1995
Altnaharra (Highland)


England (http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/extremes/monthly_temperature_country.html#lowest_daily_minimum_england)
-26.1
°C
10 January 1982
Newport (Shropshire)


Wales (http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/extremes/monthly_temperature_country.html#lowest_daily_minimum_wales)
-23.3
°C
21 January 1940
Rhayader (Powys)


Northern Ireland (http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/extremes/monthly_temperature_country.html#lowest_daily_minimum_northern_ireland)*
-18.7
°C
24 December 2010
Castlederg (County Tyrone)


* -19.4 °C was recorded on 23 January 1881 at Omagh (County Tyrone), from a screen mounted on a north-facing wall. Due to the non-standard nature of this station, this is not accepted as the official minimum temperature record for Northern Ireland.
Lowest daily minimum temperature records by district (http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/extremes/temperature_district.html#lowest_daily_minimum)
Sunshine hours
Highest monthly sunshine records
CountryHoursDateLocation

England
383.9
hours
July 1911
Eastbourne (Sussex)


Wales
354.3
hours
July 1955
Dale Fort (Pembrokeshire)


Scotland
329.1
hours
May 1975
Tiree (Argyll & Bute)


Northern Ireland
298.0
hours
June 1940
Mount Stewart (County Down)


Gust speed
Highest gust speed records (low-level sites)
CountrySpeedDateLocation

Scotland
123
142
knots
mph
13 February 1989
Fraserburgh (Aberdeenshire)


Northern Ireland
108
124
knots
mph
12 January 1974
Kilkeel (County Down)


Wales
108
124
knots
mph
28 October 1989
Rhoose (Vale of Glamorgan)


England
103
118
knots
mph
15 December 1979
Gwennap Head (Cornwall)


The highest gust speed from a high level site is 150 knots (173 mph) at Cairngorm Summit (1,245 metres AMSL) on 20 March 1986.
Gust speed records by district (http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/extremes/gust_district.html)
Rainfall
Highest 24-hour rainfall totals for a rainfall day (0900-0900 GMT)
England
279 mm
18 July 1955
Martinstown (Dorset)


Scotland
238 mm
17 January 1974
Sloy Main Adit (Argyll & Bute)


Wales
211 mm
11 November 1929
Lluest Wen Reservoir (Mid Glamorgan)


Northern Ireland
159 mm
31 October 1968
Tollymore Forest (County Down)


The highest 24-hour total for any 24-hour period is 316.4 mm from 0000 to 2359 on 19th November 2009 at Seathwaite, Cumbria.

UK rainfall records for consecutive rainfall days (0900-0900 GMT)
Highest 2-day total
395.6 mm
18 to 19 November 2009
Seathwaite (Cumbria)


Highest 3-day total
456.4 mm
17 to 19 November 2009
Seathwaite (Cumbria)


Highest 4-day total
495.0 mm
16 to 19 November 2009
Seathwaite (Cumbria)



UK rainfall records for short durations
Highest 5-minute total
*32 mm
10 August 1893
Preston (Lancashire)


Highest 30-minute total
80 mm
26 June 1953
Eskdalemuir (Dumfries & Galloway)


Highest 60-minute total
92 mm
12 July 1901
Maidenhead (Berkshire)


Highest 90-minute total
117 mm
8 August 1967
Dunsop Valley (Lancashire)


Highest 120-minute total
#193 mm
19 May 1989
Walshaw Dean Lodge (West Yorkshire)


Highest 120-minute total
#155 mm
11 June 1956
Hewenden Reservoir (West Yorkshire)


Highest 155-minute total
169 mm
14 August 1975
Hampstead (Greater London)


Highest 180-minute total
178 mm
7 October 1960
Horncastle (Lincolnshire)


* Approximate value
# Reservations about Walshaw value, Hewenden value is next highest accepted value.



source - uk met office

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[MikeHolm]

Thanks dudes, someone over here will be eating their shorts soon and i shall be laughing.

[install monkey]

spoke too soon- had 2 hp trips- today- timed it perfectly to arrive at the end of the day- quick coil clean,reset and leggit!!!!!

[dt8project]

If the system is well maintained, there should be no problems in even the hottest of english summers........as I was always told.... they fit this gear in dubai and saudi and it works fine there!!!!:D

[SeanB]

And here I am complaining it reached a low of 13C. I lived in a town where the record high was 42.75C, not a national record ( that is around 43.5C). In winter we were watching CNN and there was a piece of a heatwave in London, 31C, poms dying of heatstroke etc, bathing in fountains and such like. Asked when it was 31C there, and was told it was at 8AM. We had tourists come down from the Highveldt and drop dead from heatstroke, whilst us living there were complaining about the cold and wearing jerseys. Only town where the municipal pool was closed because the water hit 50C.

[MikeHolm]

It is supposed to be 35 here today with a 90%RH........oh well

[mikeref]

It is supposed to be 35 here today with a 90%RH........oh well 35 C and 90% humidity? Oh Please.... You are so far North that Santa Claus hibernates there on his months off ;)
Here i am shivering in the mornings, with 3 degrees C inside, and outside of my pad.
No such thing as central heating in Queensland homes.:eek: Brrrrrr!

[MikeHolm]

Ohhh, you poor boy. You can always cuddle up to a python or a wombat or something.......now where did i put my rum.