\u2026 \u00a0If it’s a Bank Holiday, it has to rain. It’s almost a law of physics.<\/p>\n
Today it’s a Bank Holiday in Britain and – guess what? – it’s raining (hard). I feel particularly sorry for all those involved in the Notting Hill Carnival here in London which is due to have its busiest day today.<\/p>\n
We did have consistently hot weather in July, so perhaps we should be grateful. And, unlike northern California this weekend, there’s no question of an earthquake.<\/p>\n
Footnote (26\/8\/14): In terms of rain, it proved to be the worst August Bank Holiday weekend in Britain since 1986 with up to 3 inches (76 mm) of rain in 24 hours. In terms of temperature, London had its coldest August Bank Holiday weekend since records began in 1982 at a mere 17C\/63F.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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