A heatwave?  That sounds good to me right now.  With below normal temperatures in our area throughout April (except for that one glorious day when the temperature spiked to 80), we're left wondering if Spring will ever arrive.  Of course, it's been said that of the 4 seasons, Wisconsin gets 3 Winters and a Summer.  So maybe we're right on track.

Well, not all is chilly.  April 2011 was the warmest April on record for the UK, with records going back over 100 years.  For central England tempererature records go back to 1659, and this April beat them all.

So what does this heat have to do with chocolate?  It turns out that British chocolate-maker Thorntons saw below expected chocolate sales despite the Easter holiday.  They're blaming the heat as the factor that caused people to purchase less chocolate.
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