Bristol basked in near record-breaking sunshine for March
BRISTOL basked in some of the hottest temperatures ever experienced in March in the city yesterday.
But the thermometer fell just shy of the record, which was set at Filton Airfield almost 50 years ago.
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Students Sinead Molloy, 20, left, from Henleaze, and Amy Smith, 19, from Ashton, soak up the sun on the Downs @: Chas Breton BRCB20120328C-003_C
Every park in the city was crammed with sunseekers, and children gobbled down ice creams in the unseasonably warm weather.
Temperatures at Filton reached exactly 20°C at 3pm yesterday. But on March 29, 1965, the mercury hit 21.7°C. And at Long Ashton it reached 22.2°C on March 29 and 30, 1929.
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Sun lovers should keep their sun cream out for today, but can pack it away tomorrow. Forecasters say this weekend things will cool down considerably, and by next week it is likely to be much cooler and cloudier.
The first few weeks of April will see things become much more unsettled and chilly than recently.
Comments
by Bemmy_Boy
Thursday, March 29 2012, 4:45PM
“westywardy: "knew i should of went to the Downs...."
WRONG,it's school you should have gone to.”
by westywardy
Thursday, March 29 2012, 2:50PM
“knew i should of went to the Downs....”
by BedmoBlues
Thursday, March 29 2012, 2:39PM
“No, I'd say a piffling fraction of tax revenue gets spent on further education, ergo all the loans and fees, in comparison to truly stupid government spending. That in comparison the tax money spent on say, arms, naval ships and ministerial wages is actually worth moaning about, where as what you've picked up on is a meaningless non-statement from a politically/socially benile mind. Would you rather your tax was spent on teaching the next generation or bombing afghans? I know which I'd choose. In fact, other then the NHS, I can think of nothing I'd want my tax money to go toward more then educational bodies, you're a ******* idiot.”
by Badladdy
Thursday, March 29 2012, 2:03PM
“Phwooooooar”
by jimwormold
Thursday, March 29 2012, 1:14PM
“Wrt the issue of bbqs being banned on the downs - apparently there are special concrete slabs that have been put in place specifically for this reason. Apparently they have been so successful they are to double the number (http://tinyurl.com/csu8f85 ).
Does anyone know exactly where they are?”
by Big_Gregory
Thursday, March 29 2012, 1:10PM
“BodmoBlues. I presume the taxpayer is paying nothing towards further education then?”
by EvilHomer
Thursday, March 29 2012, 12:34PM
“Who cares who's money they are wasting, these solar powered beauties should be allowed to appear scantily clad whenever and wherever they like and I, damn it, will fight to the death for they're right to do so”
by RobMcCarthy
Thursday, March 29 2012, 12:19PM
“Bobob, the day a policeman comes and tells me off for having a BBQ on the downs is the day I grow a massive beard and move to Alaska.”
by BedmoBlues
Thursday, March 29 2012, 12:13PM
“@ Big Greg: Yeah all those students taking governement money!!! Oh wait, pretty sure students survive on parental hand-outs and student loan they have to pay back. Care to clarify what tax money we lose to students? I assume you've got time to comment on this on a week day morning cause you're busy working yourself are you?”
by Big_Gregory
Thursday, March 29 2012, 10:53AM
“There must have been loads of 4x4's and patio heaters in 1929 & 1965. How else can those temperatures be accounted for?
By the way - those students look busy. I can see why the students made so much fuss about tuition fees now - its must be nice being paid by the taxpayer to sunbathe !”