Real Climate Records

PHENOMENAL HEAT

London, October 8.

A great part of Europe has been literally sizzling for the past week, Southern England particularly. The

mercury is smashing records. Wednesday’s and Thursday’s temperatures were 5deg. higher than on the

hottest day in 1920.

The newspapers are devoting columns daily to the remarkable conditions, which are a subject for picturesque journalism “Chill October,” has been re-named “Grill October.” At the seaside gaiety prevails,” but in the cities south of the Tyne millions of people are sweltering throughout the day and night.

There is a mild epidemic of influenza throughout the country.

Among other effects of the heat wave is the cancellation of to-morrow’s Rugby League matches in London owing to the hardness of the ground.

The foundations at St. Norman’s Church, Upwood, famous as the burial place of members of the Cromwell family, have sunk, causing wall fractures.

The walls of London houses are cracking.

Several prominent racehorses have been withdrawn from Autumn events because it is impossible to train

them on the hard ground. Londoners, also Australians in London, are tiring of the oppressive and prolonged

summer. Hopes for cooler weather are raised by reports of flood storms in Scotland and the Scilly Islands.

Phenomenal heat is reported from Paris, where the temperature has broken the record standing since 1757.