In uk.sci.weather on Fri, 6 Aug 2004 at 19:38:12, Martin Rowley wrote :

.... at Bracknell: every day for 10 days now has comfortably exceeded
25degC, ranging from a 'low' of 25.7degC on the 30th July to a 'high' of
29.6degC (equal highest for year) on 4th August.

Only 4 of the last 10 have been above 25C here (though I can offer 30.4C
on the 1st) - quite a significant difference across the country.

Might be more to come
.... and then the downpours!

The grass is growing almost fast enough to see (and so are the damned
toadstools, unfortunately).
--
Paul Hyett, Cheltenham