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"I don't know 'bout you, it's just too hot today, isn't it? And it's going to get even worse. Temperatures up in the mid-30s Celcius. That's the mid-90s Fahrenheit, tomorrow maybe even hitting a hundred."
— A weatherman describing the 1995 heat wave[src]
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Harry Potter on a swing set at a park in Little Whinging during the 1995 heat wave

A heat wave is a prolonged period of exceptionally hot weather.[1]

History[]

1995 heat wave[]

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A nurse tending to heat-exhausted attendants of a Royal Air Force show during the heat wave

In the summer of 1995, the United Kingdom was hit by a major heat wave, with temperatures reaching 90° Fahrenheit, in London and slightly less in other areas of the country, leading Met Office to issue a Level 3 Heat-Health Alert for the first time ever.[2]

On 2 August, temperatures rose to the mid-90s Fahrenheit (approximately 35°C) , and an FM radio host announced that the following day could possibly see temperatures climb to 100° Fahrenheit (approximately 38°C).[3]

In Little Whinging, the use of hosepipes were banned, leaving the front lawns at Privet Drive parched and yellowing, and the cars dusty.[3] The Dursleys were known to, however, cheat this ban on occasion.[4]

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