Temperature Tantrum

The BBC news site is at it again:

“Britain is preparing for the hottest day of the year with temperatures forecast to reach 36C (96.8F)”

(Gaining a sig fig in the conversion here)

but

“Monday and Tuesday have already seen the two hottest days so far, with temperatures of up to 33.2C (91.8F)”

retaining the suddenly higher degree of accuracy here but at least rounding properly.

Later, we’re back to no decimals

“It is set to be the hottest July day since 1911, when temperatures reached 36C (97F) in Epsom, Surrey.”

and then

“The highest UK temperature ever recorded was 38.5C (101.3F) in Faversham, Kent, on August 10, 2003.”

All in all, a proverbial porcine aural pinna.