As this stifling heat continues [it hit 36.7C/98.1F in Somerset, and 33.5C/92F in London] - and having already taken a trip back to the "yardstick against which all heatwaves are compared", 1976 yesterday - I thought it would be interesting to compare what the summer was like a decade later, in 1986.
Although it's hardly gone down in the record books for its decent weather, it's interesting to note that forty years ago this week, we were indeed in the middle of a hot spell [albeit a shorter heatwave than we have now, with just three consecutive days over 30C/86F]. Also - in a spooky echo of today - in the news headlines was a war in Lebanon, a World Cup, Madonna, and a delusional right-wing US president destabilising the Middle East...
But what was at the top of our charts, I hear you ask?
This!
The last ever single by Wham! before George officially went solo.
Four decades? Where do they go? Sniff.
Ha! Everything changes, but everything stays the same.
ReplyDeleteWhen I lived in the South East I'm sure summers were always hot! They weren't though, I distinctly recall wearing a donkey jacket on a day in early August 1984. I also remember having 2 weeks off in summer 85 or 86, or maybe 87, and it rained every flipping day.
We had a storm last night - it was glorious, and today we are set for a mere 24º, thank goodness. Stay cool, Jon!
Sx
The difference, I suppose, is when it's hot in a big city like London, it feels twice as bad as similar temperatures on the coast or in the leafy countryside... I do love the sunshine, but even I am looking forward to temperatures getting back to "normal" on Sunday. Jx
DeleteHope you see some relief soon. The similarities to 1986 are tragic. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
ReplyDeleteWhat goes around, comes around. All that ever really changes is technology. Jx
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