Looking at photographs of cold weather can help to regulate your body temperature in a heatwave.
We’re not kidding - this isn’t some old wives’ tale, or an invention of mainstream media - but instead backed up by science.
Studies published in the Plos One journal showed that seeing landscapes associated with cold temperatures causes a reaction known as temperature contagion. The bright snow and harsh white colours trick our brains and can reduce your body temperature by a whole degree, in some cases.
All of that to say, it’s still very warm in Portsmouth today, even if the worst of the heatwave is behind us - so here are some pictures from years gone by, when the city was covered in a blanket of snow.
5. Horndean covered in snow, in November 2024.
Horndean covered in snow, in November 2024. | Marcin Jedrysiak
6. Horndean covered in snow, in November 2024.
Horndean covered in snow, in November 2024. | Marcin Jedrysiak
7. Evelyn Boom pushes Paul and George Higgs on the sled during the "beast from the East" snowfall of 2018.
Evelyn Boom pushes Paul and George Higgs on the sled during the "beast from the East" snowfall of 2018. | Keith Woodland
8. Jake and Maverick Gofton enjoy the snow during the "beast from the East" of 2018.
Jake and Maverick Gofton enjoy the snow during the "beast from the East" of 2018. | Keith Woodland