A TOWN weather buff says he has recorded the highest ever temperature in Bromsgrove this afternoon.
Neil Holmes has been keeping in-depth weather records in the town since 1972 and elsewhere since long before that. That included the much revered summer of 1976.
This afternoon, the mercury soared as high as 36.1°C, according to Neil’s equipment.
The figure was a whole degree higher than the last record, in the last heatwave in June, which was 35.1°C.
Neil said: “This highest temp is remarkable.
“And, as it is quite early in the summer, there is high probability of even higher.
“Climate change can be seriously damaging, especially to crops and it is putting elderly people at risk.
“Getting alternatives to fossil fuels is essential.”
