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Nottingham Post
Nottingham Post
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Adrian Troughton

Rare 'heat burst' saw temperatures rise by 10C after collapsing thunderstorm

Trying to sleep through this weeks’ heatwave has been hard enough but some people had a rare phenomenon that made it even harder.

If you thought it suddenly got hotter last night then you might not have imagined it.

The Met Office has reported that, in some parts of Lincolnshire, a "heat burst", caused a spike in temperatures during the evening.

There was a temporary rise of 10C at about 10.20pm, meaning temperatures briefly reached a very uncomfortable 32C (89.6F).

The sudden rise in temperature (Met Office)

The Met Office said the heat burst was due to a thunderstorm collapsing in the skies above the county, quickly bringing hot air down to the surface.

A spokesman said: "Tonight's event is likely to be an example of a heat burst, a rare atmospheric phenomenon characterised by gusty winds along with a rapid increase in temperature and decrease in dew point (moisture)".

A graph released by the meteorologists showed that heat began rising at Donna Nook, a coastal area in the county, at about 10pm.

Within a few minutes, the temperature had peaked, before falling again soon after.

Some people on social media said it was noticeably hotter at a time when it should be getting cooler, with one user saying "the temperature shift was very noticeable and uncomfortable."

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