Today was the hottest day since 4th September 2013 when the thermometer soared to 26.0C. The morning started much warmer than previous nights with the thermometer reading 10.1C at 0800 and at the same time the soil temperature, at a depth of 5cm, was almost the highest this year reading 17.8C. Direct sunshine totalled 11.6 hours, the second highest for 2014.
The weather station of Marlborough, Wiltshire
