The thermometer soared yesterday as a result of the hot air from the continent reaching a peak of 28.8C, the hottest day since 1st July 2015. There was very little cooling breeze, a maximum gust of just 9mph and 9.55 hours of strong sunshine, the sunniest day since the end of May.
With a minimum overnight of 14.4C, the temperature had recovered to 20.4C at 08.00 and the soil temperature at a depth of 5cm now the highest this season at 21.1C.
The weather station of Marlborough, Wiltshire
