England basks in its hottest October day on record

[Crow]

The AP reports:

The U.K.'s national weather service the Met Office says Saturday's temperature reached 85.8 F (29.9 C) at Gravesend in southeast England.

That is the highest October temperature since records began a century ago, beating the previous high of 84.9 F (29.4 C) reached on Oct. 4, 1985.

The average maximum temperature for early October is about 59 F (15 C).

A woman eats fish and chips on the beach on October 1 in Brighton, England.

http://photoblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news...-day-on-record

[Frosted]

Yeah it's been weirdly tits - I mean hottie for this time of year.

[Mdisch]

Same deal in Denmark :P Warmest date in October ever.

[EricHill78]

85.8.. woopdie doo, it was 100 here couple days ago!

[Frosted]

85.8.. woopdie doo, it was 100 here couple days ago!

It is extremely unusual for October here.

[Slidingblues]

85.8.. woopdie doo, it was 100 here couple days ago!

Same here in Louisiana

[EricHill78]

It is extremely unusual for October here.

I need to move over there friend. This heat is gonna be the end of me! Ha.. tonight was nice and cool though, fall and spring are pleasant here. Winter and summer are way too cold then way too hot.

[Lulie]

I got a little homesick when I saw that on the news. It's been quite nice here too, but nothing like you lucky buggers in UK have had. :-(