The first is the shop's own per-hour labor rate. The second is book time.. A shop's labor rate is the hourly rate it charges for work. The term book time refers to the average amount of time it takes to perform a particular automotive repair or maintenance job.
Record-Setting Weather in Europe. Hottest. The temperature reached 48 C (118.4 F) in both Athens and Elefsina, Greece on July 10, 1977, setting the official European record high. There's also an unofficial record of the temperature climbing to 50 C (122 F) in Seville, Spain on August 4, 1881.
The World Meteorological Organization notes the work of Italian scientists who calculated that the temperature probably should have been 132.8 F (56 C). If this were the case, the Death Valley temperature would be the highest ever recorded. 1  The 9 Hottest Places on Earth. 2  Hell on Earth: Tour Death Valley. 3  The Coldest Places on Earth.