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Originally Posted by Paul
You cannot equate them.
The heatwave in 1976 lasted two months, this one is two days.
This one is a little hotter at its maximum (by about 3C atm, that may increase slightly more).
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You’re looking at the issue back to front.
It has nothing to do with how long a heatwave lasts, which is all to do with the movement of air masses, and everything to do with how much solar energy is being retained by Earth’s atmosphere, which means that when we get a heatwave, no matter how long or short it is, its peak temperature is higher.
In climate terms, 3 degrees is a lot.