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Tea-drinkers grumbled as Storm Ciarán ruined millions of cuppas by making water boil below 100C – leaving the nation’s favourite drink tasting more like dishwater.
The tempest’s record lowest ever November air pressure of 953 millibars made water boil at just 98C, reducing tea’s flavour as black tea leaves do not make a proper brew below 100C.
MetDesk said: "Rubbish cup of tea? If your tea wasn’t up to scratch, blame Storm Ciarán.
READ MORE: Storm Ciaran chaos as British Airways cancels flights and easyJet and Jet2 issue warnings
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"Air pressure was so low the boiling point of water was nearly 2C below the normal 100C in southern Britain."
Met Office forecaster Marco Petagna said: "Your tea might not have tasted so good today as the boiling point of water was reduced." An X user quipped: "It’s a storm in a teacup."
The same phenomenon of a lower boiling point of water happens on flights, where air pressure is low, so tea tastes worse.
Mr Petagna said: “It explains why some suggest tea never tastes so good in a plane. The reduced pressure lowers the boiling point, with water turning from liquid to gas more quickly."
Flights today were cancelled in parts of the country as the likes of British Airways and KLM con firmed they had issues with some landings. Jet2 and easyJet also issued warnings to their passengers regarding the impact the storm would have on travel.
Storm Ciarán has been feared the UK's worst November storm for 69 years as forecasters warn of winds up to 100mph. Yellow weather warnings were in place from the Met Office.
But this storm, with its areas of 'low pressure' across the UK, could be a quickly forgotten weather woe as Storm Debi is soon to hit the UK. British Weather Services said: "If Storm Ciarán doesn’t get you, Storm Debi might be next on Saturday."
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