"Moonraker" wrote in message
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The problem with these "worst than" or "hottest" etc is where they measure
it, probably London as everything is centred there. However there are
large variations over the country, small though it is, which is why
forecasting can be so hit and miss. I have often listened to the forecast,
found it wrong, driven a few miles away and there is the forecast weather.

The UK is not a small country. London is closer to Geneva than it is to
where I live. When I
drive to London and cross the border at Gretna, I am more than halfway to my
destination
and the UK mainland extends a further 100 miles north of me. The Met. Office
have no conception
of the geography of this part of the UK and only rarely have any knowledge
of current weather
conditions - accurate forecasts are hardly ever given. Much more accurate
forecasts for this
area are given by the Norwegian Met. Office.

Phil
Northern Highlands of Scotland