The heat wave of 2006 on GMTV

The UK faces a heat wave in July 2006. GMTV marks the event by using Fahrenheit temperatures in its weather forecasts on the two hottest days. Weather presenter Clare Nasir has the difficult task of making sense of this mess. Compilation of five forecasts, edited for length.

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• Celsius
• Fahrenheit
• Celsiheit
• GMTV
• Clare Nasir
• Heat wave 2006

[bobbean52]

3:33  99 Celsius?!

[michduncg]

Fahrenheit is a ridiculous scale based on who knows what. Celsius, based on water is far easier to understand

[ticklinjules]

I want this in Summer 2012. Although I would ideally want it to hit 40 degrees C as it never has before >.<

[04smallmj]

Those numbers are meaningless to me...

[samuelbcn]

@SuperAmbergold Not true actually. Metric measurements started to be introduced way before the entry of the UK into the EEC.

[theultimatekoopa2]

What exactly is the basis of Fahrenheit? I mean 0 degrees Celsius is the freezing point of water, so basically "50 celsius" is "50 degrees above the freezing point of water", but what does 0 degrees Fahrenheit mean?

[SonicGeneration]

I do not recall Fahrenheit ever being used on our weather forecasts.. wtf?

[mainchow10]

We people for the metric system like to call the imperial units FFU - Fred Flinstone Units. NOW GO METRIC ALREADY!!!

[mainchow10]

3:33 didn't know the UK would get that hot.

[OXLEYCRUSHER]

I remember 2006 very well,i came out of my front door at midday,and the heat hit you like walking into a furnace,damm hot!!

[JohnEdwardBiggs]

@chavmanx Yeah, I am surprised the US hasn't switched to metric. It is a much easier system and we do a lot of foreign trade ourselves.