Thermometer on ground in sun showing temperature over 52°Celsius or 124° Fahrenheit, recorded mid afternoon in East Sussex, England on 30th June 2025. Posted on Bluesky as a warning against walking pet dogs in such high temperatures. Their pads will burn and the air temperature of 42°C is far too hot for dogs to be taken out walking.

I hope no-one walked their dog in the heat of the day in Southern England today, on any pavement-like surface.
My thermometer at 3pm?
Air temp in the sun was 42°C/106°F.
Ground in shade 36°C/96°F.
Ground in sun?
Off the scale but as near as I can make out 52°C/124°F.
😳🔥
#toohot
#burnedpaws
#dog

This is one of my biggest pet peeves. people who run or walk their dogs at the hottest part of the day on hot asphalt. #petalert
#hotasphalt
#dogpaws
#BurnedPaws