[Ian Williams]

Would be nice to get those temps here during the day! [hehe]

[DG57]

Hehe, Ian ! Early this morning, it was 18.9°C, the lowest minimum so far, for August.

http://www.meteociel...2011&envoyer=OK

The winds turned, and the hot air mass went eastwards.

It has been hot today, too, but this is only because of the westerlies (remember that there are mountains, to the West, so a light Foehn effect has done its job). Hot, but dry, so very pleasant.

[DG57]

Very cool morning in France today, with the exception of Nice and its Riviera and of some of the coastlines of Corsica.

Here is the forecast for this morning, the minimum being reached normally in two or three hours from now.

[DG57]

The warmest sea temperatures occurred that day all around France, for the end of the summer holidays.

North Sea : from 17 to 18°C (Dunkerque, Calais)
English Channel : from 15 (North-West of Brittany) to 18°C (sheltered bays of Normandy)
Atlantic Ocean : from 15 (extreme West of Brittany) to 23°C (Bassin d'Arcachon)
Mediterranean Sea : from 23°C (Leucate, Perpignan) to 27°C (Riviera, Corsica)

[DG57]

30th August 2011's max temperatures in France :

It's still summer in the South :

31 to 33°C : Languedoc region, Gard department, inland Provence, inland Corsica,
30°C : coastal Provence, Balagne region (Corsica),
29°C : coastal Corsica, North Provence, Garonne valley, Landes de Gascogne (South-West),
26 to 28°C : foothills of the Pyrenees, southern Massif Central, region of Bordeaux, valleys of central Alps (Grenoble),
25°C in Nice, 23°C in Biarritz.

The further North you go, the cooler weather you get : 22°C in the Loire valley, 21°C in Paris, 17 to 19°C around the English Channel and 16°C in the extreme North.

[DG57]

Readings (Météo Climat)

The 7 hottest temperatures occurred in the Var department (Provence), with Le Luc ahead of, with 33.3°C.
Saint-Tropez (=station of Cogolin) was second with 32.8, along with Gonfaron.

Plaine des Maures (centre of the Var department - Pictures)

[DG57]

A hot first day of the Meteorological Autumn in France today.

33.2°C in Montauban, 33.0°C in Mont-de-Marsan, ...

Will start a thread for the extremums in France tomorrow.

[DG57]

A stormy start of day today in Nice, now with continuous rain. Still warm.

Corsica is currently under ORANGE alert due to the storms and to some locally heavy precipitations.

http://france.meteof...gilance/Accueil

[DG57]

It was hot in the Paris region, yesterday, with often more than 30°C.

Inner Paris area : 31.7°C (Paris-Montsouris, Belleville Park).

[DG57]

The summary of summer 2011 has been published on Météo France :

http://climat.meteof...e?page_id=14923

[ClimateKate]

Should have posted here!

[ClimateKate]

All I can say it was HOT HOT HOT in the Paris region on Saturday (4th) [hehe]

Car showed 41deg in the sun, and those thermometers you get on the pharmacy signs all had 30-33deg showing.

There was one heck of a thunderstorm in the evening as well (approx 19h). One crack of lightening/thunder made the building vibrate. :D :D

[DG57]

Strong wind in the Mediterranean today (particularly in the Rhone valley, coastal Provence, Marseilles and Cape Corsica).

Some gusts went up to 183 km/h at Cape Sagro (Corsica) !

On the Riviera, the wind coming from the West is synonym of warmth/heat due to the Foehn effect. 25 to 28°C in this region, and only in this region today.

[DG57]

19th September 2011 : the maximum temperatures in France (>25°C)

[DG57]

France is about to break into a long period of sunny and warm weather, which could last for (at least!) one week.

The indian summer will be present on the whole territory (each region with its own sauce, ie. 20/22°C in the NW, 25/27°C in the NE, 28/30°C in the South).

[DG57]

For a large part of northern France, September 2011 will be warmer than July 2011, a rare event.

France has experienced a summer-like spring and is likely to see a summer-like autumn (at least the first part of the season).

North of France was very warm today, almost as warm as the South.

North :
27.3°C at Vichy,
27.2°C at Auxerre,
27.0°C at Bourges,
25.3°C at Strasbourg,
25/26°C in the Paris area.

The whole country will be very sunny and even warmer (!) during the next days, at least till 2nd/3rd October !

[DG57]

Amazing temperatures in France yesterday, especially in North Brittany, in which Brignogan has beaten its own September record, with 28.9°C !

In North Cotentin, the Pointe de la Hague is currently 21°C this morning, incredible !

This post has been edited by MorganeLanesle: 29 September 2011 - 05:34

[DG57]

29th September, one of the classic days of this early autumn warm period, which one is not classic and rather exceptional :

A review of the 22 Metropolitan Regions' very own high extremes :

SW is the hottest, NE is the least warm.

[Dave W]

Surprised it wasnt warmer actually there, in the low 30s,given Kew reached 28.8C here ; just shows the limit of solar radiation heating at this time of year..

[DG57]

I agree Dave. Besides, there wasn't that much difference between inside Brittany and inside Aquitaine yesterday, as we can see in the above table.
Indeed, that "just shows the limit of solar radiation heating at this time of year", as you said.

But, 32.0°C is high all the same, even for the SW. The day before, the SW hit 33.2°C at its maximum. We can also say that the hot air mass moved a little northward, allowing the UK to be even a little warmer than the day before, and permitting the UK and the SW of France to be closer in terms of temperatures.

If I remember well, highest for late Sep./early Oct. in France is about 35°C, but certainly with the help of the foehn effect.

Thanks for your comment.