{"id":264930,"date":"2023-07-01T21:52:47","date_gmt":"2023-07-01T19:52:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=264930"},"modified":"2023-07-01T21:52:50","modified_gmt":"2023-07-01T19:52:50","slug":"floors-castle-temperature-record-in-walled-garden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=264930","title":{"rendered":"Floors Castle\u2013Temperature Record In Walled\u00a0Garden"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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From NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Paul Homewood<\/p>\n\n\n\n

h\/t Ray Sanders<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A new record high of 35.1C saw Scotland experience its hottest ever day, according to official figures.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Temperatures soared across the country on Tuesday which saw the previous record high exceeded by 2.2C at Floors Castle, in the Borders.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/news.stv.tv\/scotland\/hottest-day-in-scotland-officially-recorded-as-temperatures-reach-35-1c-at-floors-castle#:~:text=Hottest%20day%20in%20Scotland%20officially,at%20Floors%20Castle%20%7C%20STV%20News<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another lesson in how not to measure temperatures!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ever heard of Floors Castle? No me neither.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But it turns out that the thermometer is in the Walled\u00a0 Garden there:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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https:\/\/fb.watch\/lweWfkiVVM\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The main reason walled gardens were built was because the walls are able to raise the ambient temperature:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Walled_garden<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yet Floors Castle is one of the Met Office\u2019s climate stations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How many  more unsuitable sites are there?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Yet Floors Castle is one of the Met Office\u2019s climate stations.
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