Based on Euro forecast, I would anticipate July 2026’s average maximum of 29-29.5C in London, as warm as what’s typical in Barcelona.
The current record monthly max is 28.3C set in July 2018 this might be broken by more than 1C.
This summer the background warming is written all over it and steady reductions in aerosols/pollution and cleaning of European air is removing filter for incoming solar radiation.
Dirty air had been masking warming, particularly I think this was evident in mid 20th C when it cooled briefly. The teleconnections did not support such a notably hot & dry summer for the UK, we never had a hot & dry El Niño summer till now. Unprecedented summer in many ways.
Brutal heat could be heading to western Europe again next week. This will be very controversial, but I think the political pressure to attempt short-term regional weather modification will grow massively over the next few years if this pattern continues to repeat.
something is still off w/ codex usage consumption. i used to be able to code and code and code and never even get close to limit. now i can use a week's limit in a day. i am using sol on medium. what is going on
2026 vs 1976
1976 was significantly drier yet despite this the heat of 2026 and persistent heatwaves have allowed wildfires to decimate the countryside this year
Lightning strike or no lightning strike:
The Scottish landscape isn't exactly known for its flammability.
When Edinburgh looks like Mordor, something is very wrong.
why is nobody talking about how much Codex limits have dropped?
on the Pro 5x plan I burned 28% of my weekly in a few hours
also I have the $20 Claude plan and the usage feels fine
honestly it almost feels like if I got Claude 5x, the limits would be more generous than Codex
[opens the portal to the godlike superintelligence that solves 87-year-old math problems and carries out autonomous cyberattacks]
“how long peanut butter good in fridge”
A DLC 4 for World At War got cut because of Infinity Ward
A DLC 5 for Black Ops 2 got cut because of Infinity Ward
Black Ops 4 got its funding cut because of Infinity Ward and Sledgehammer
Outbreak got cut from Black Ops 6 because of Infinity Ward
IW HATES even numbers
Unclear whether it will constitute as technical heatwave but increasing confidence the first half of next week is likely to see return of hot weather.
Peaking on next Wednesday. I can see peaks exceeding 32C (90F) further SE.
I believe this will be enough to result in July 2026 becoming the hottest month of all-time in London that currently belongs to July 2006. It could also be the driest and sunniest July on record. Truly exceptional.
Just what the actual fuck kind of sick and twisted form of hell can create something this shocking?
This is what the Extreme Wildfire in Boston Bar, BC looks like from Coquitlam, BC. #bcstorm