Though there seem to be signs from the models of settling down in the
second week and towards mid month, I can't remember a previous
occasion when a disappointing summer continued into the first week of
September - most of the disappointing summers I remember (e.g.
1985-1988, 1992) were followed in southern England by an improvement
to more settled conditions early in September. The only one I can sort-
of think of is 1998, but that year August had been good - for a long
consistently poor mid/late summer period to not improve in early
September has not happened in any previous year that I recall.

Thankfully I'm off on holiday later this week then back mid month
where the GFS models (at the moment) are showing a nice big high!

Nick