Thunderstorms blossom over Southern England today, ending hottest weather since 2006, hottest for June since 1996!

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In Today's Blog

#BRITISH ISLES & EUROPE
Cold front sweeps off Kent coast tonight, allowing overnight cooling throughout South of England. Stormy cold front supports powerful thunderstorms and large temperature drop over France, all the hot, humid air is pushed into Germany and eastern Europe!

#USA
Scorching heat pulsates from Texas to Arizona back to Texas...

#INDIA-SUB-CONT
Northern Pakistan Rain Likely...

UNITED KINGDOM: Hottest weather so far in 2011
METEO GROUP

Lightning strike disrupts Gatwick Airport flights
BBC

Sutton school teaching assistant struck by lightning
BBC

Image Source: BBC

Horn of Africa sees 'worst drought in 60 years'
BBC

Severe Drought Hits Horn of Africa
ACCUWEATHER.COM

Wildfires near Santa Fe worry residents
CNN



Las Vegas Sets Humidity Record - It's A Dry Heat
JESSE FERRELL, ACCUWEATHER.COM

Cool Pattern Persists Along West Coast
THE WEATHER CHANNEL

THE EXTREMES OF THE DAY

TODAY'S US EXTREMES
COURTESY OF ACCUWEATHER

HIGH: 116° at Bullhead City, AZ
LOW: 32° at Bodie State Park, CA

TODAY'S UK EXTREMES
COURTESY OF THE MET OFFICE

HIGH: 82° (27.2C) at Frittenden (Kent)
LOW: 35° (1.5C) at Tyndrum (Perthshire)

TODAY'S EXTREMES HERE AT MY HOUSE

HIGH: 68°
LOW: 38°

Thanks for reading.
-Mark