The #UK’s 27° C? “Heatwave!!”

[GeographyNow]

Unrelated: what do you think of my weakly attempted handlebar mustache?

[AryaToguh]

As an indonesians, my AC temperature is 28°C

[goughrmp]

No one is freaking out about this in the UK. It's just tabloid clickbait

[johnab]

Some newspapers like the daily express or daily mail cater to retired people so these types of headlines are common. It hasn't been close to average temperatures in the UK this "summer".

[LincolnshireCountryball]

This is fake, 27 degrees is like average weather in the summer over here in England, a heat wave would be considered like 37 degrees or more

[mygetawayart]

and also, personal adaptations. I live in Sicily, most people here are used to high temps and aren't too bothered by it. I on the other hand, can't stand anything past 26/27°c. I get itchy, i get blisters and rashes, i get incredibly lethargic and weak.

[jackpresley]

Here it's more humid heat. Plus most our house are built to deal with cold, barely any houses come with A/C. I love the heat but hate the humidity

[pratosaurusrex]

Reason why Brits complain about 27 degree temperatures (aside from the fact we like to complain about everything!) is that our residential housing is almost completely insulated and AC free. Most of our older office spaces are AC free. Up until recently most of the public transport was AC free too.

I’ve lived in hot climates before (Japan in the summer and Brisbane, Australia) you guys get early to mid thirties (88-95 Fahrenheit) but you live, work and travel in spaces designed to be cool with AC to help.

[heh]

As a Finn, 15 celsius is already a heatwave for us. But 80 celsius sauna is too cold

[zakariahassan]

A heatwave is usually considered 30 degrees or more in the summer or very high (above average) temperatures in the spring/autumn. This june has been quite cold compared to last year, where it was the hottest on record, we then had the coldest july but in 2022 we reached or was close to 40 (London/south east England). Also, UK homes are built to retain heat, so at this we dont know what to expect but as a Londoner, I'm sick of the lack of AC on public transport, especially the buses where it feels like you're going to die/pass-out.

[RangerJackWalker]

I’ve lived in India for most of my life but the British summer in London was by far the most miserable heat I’ve experienced. Don’t know why exactly.

[davidthewhale]

Nobody in Britain is actually freaking out about 27C. It was one article by one tabloid that only boomers read.

[blake-glwn]

Not our fault that ppl don’t know the definition of heatwave.
Definition in the uk is: 3 consecutive days with the temperature of a normal hot day. I.e a hot day is 27c in central England - so 3 days back-to-back is a heat wave.

[therealauspol]

The other thing in the UK is that it gets SUPER humid in the summer, and almost all buildings dont have air conditioning. So things get hot, sweaty, stuffy, and there is no escape.

I'm from Australia where we get 45 degrees Celsius in the summer every year, but we have great air conditioning and its super dry heat too. I would take the 45 degree Aussie summer vs a week of British sweaty stinky stuffy summer every day

[xmld]

This year has been abysmal. There has basically been no summer yet. Where I am, in north of England, it was 10*C yesterday. 27*C isn't spectacular. But this year it will be by FAR the highest temperature we've had

[DavidELD]

Standing outside in -27 for 5 seconds?

Child's play.

I'm Canadian. -40 in the Winter, +40 in the Summer.

[Thoomas]

Being used to colder temperatures so a warmer one jumps out isn't the only thing that plays a role here.
Another very important factor is that the UK is very humid, so warm weather feels way warmer than it actually is, so the same exact temperature can feel a lot more stuffy in a humid climate than in a place where it's not humid.
And there's also the fact that British houses were built to keep heat in. The UK always used to be considerably colder than it is now, so the houses were designed to be a place where you can stay nice and warm. Only problem is that now that the climate has changed, British houses have practically become a furnace.

[oktabramantio]

Friendly reminder that the "heatwave" is never about the absolute value, but the difference with the usual temperature.
And 2nd friendly reminder that in Europe, we haven't experienced summer yet this year cause it has been 10 degrees all day long for almost 5 months.

[arutka]

I regularly stood waiting for my school bus at -27°C. It's only -16.6°F.

[writethepath]

As a resident previously of several U.S. states and 1 German state, my tolerance is about -20 F to 85 humid, 95 arid. I won't complain. My happy place is 60-65 and overcast.