Sunday saw the thermometer soar back up to 29.3C, being 7C above the 34-year July average and 3C above the peak on Saturday. This was the result of much blue sky and the resultant sunshine totalling 7.36 hours and Very High UV levels.
The change in wind direction also played a part, yesterday coming from the south west, a warmer direction than previously, which also increased the humidity level.
A mild night followed with the thermometer not falling below 15.7C, which was 4C above the average and the warmest night since 19th July 2017.
Monday arrived with thick fog limiting visibility to 200m that slowly began to evaporate so that by 08.00, when readings were taken, had improved to over 1,500m and a temperature that had risen to 18.2C.
The rain total for July still stands at 4.9mm when the average is 60.9mm. The other half of the story in this heatwave is that the equivalent of 95mm of rainfall has evaporated into the atmosphere from ground sources and plant life.
Update at 14.40: the thermometer has already passed the maximum set on Sunday with a peak of 29.5C at 14.38.
at 15.36: maximum of 30.3C being hottest day since 21st June 2017 (32.2C).