June’s total was 38.7mm this being 74% of the average. A month of two halves; all but 1mm of the total rainfall occurred in the first half of the month, which was also the cooler half as well. 12.8mm greeted us on the 1st, with the rest spread out over the remaining days. From the 12th, it started to feel warmer but was still breezy at times. The heat continued to build until the heat wave requirement (for us, a daily temperature equal to or greater than 27’C for 3 or more consecutive days) was again attained from the 19th until the 28th. July’s total was 0.5mm this being 1% of the average. Until this curmudgeonly amount on the 24th, the last smidgeon of rain was 0.7mm on the 30th June. Safe to say we are desperate for rain. Not only dry but hot, with a 14-day heat wave from the 4th to the 17th. Then the edge was taken off the heat before a final burst around the 29th. New records abound, with English headlines being: June: The warmest June and the maximum temperature (set in 1976) smashed (now 38.0’C). July: Sunniest and driest. Herefordshire was one of 19 counties that recorded 1mm of rain or less. Also the sunniest calendar month ever observed.