Bright, showery weather. Mood better.

Quite a vigorous thunderstorm about 6.30am, and again at midday. And I was just thinking yesterday that Summer was more or less over with hardly a rumble. Certainly the weather's turned this week: yesterday there were fallen leaves swirling about while I drove along the A140, it's been cooler since before that, and tonight it's definitely windy, which it hasn't been for a long time.

Hot and humid, got cloudier, lots of thunder in the afternoon, short heavy shower later.

Hottest day of the year so far, I reckon. Almost too hot to stroll around at lunchtime.

August 5th. Beautiful weather.

August 7th. Hottest day of the year so far, I reckon. Almost too hot to stroll around at lunchtime.

August 8th. Even hotter than yesterday.

August 9th. Well, hotter still.

August 10th. Very hot again. Temperature in the evening causing me to sweat just from writing.

August 11th. Hottest so far. Yesterday officially the hottest day of the year.

August 12th. Not quite so hot during the day thanks to a certain amount of breeze and clouds, a solidish shower in the morning and a brief one in the evening.

August 13th. Impressive thunder last night - good about 1.30 am, woken up by an enormous bang at 4.30 which set off car alarms etc. Everything very damp and green in the morning, all the puddles very big (as in childhood days after similar weather).

August 14th. Still hot, but much fresher. Very pleasant high summer ambience in the morning.

August 15th. Spent two hours lying awake; looked out at 4.15 and saw dawn approaching, and Castor, Pollux and Orion striding above the East. Could not quite see Sirius, which would've literally confirmed the dog-days weather we've been having, but was excited by the appearance of Orion, which signifies autumn afar off.

August 18th. Heat at work seems to get worse every day - particularly today with humidity.

August 19th. I swear the weather gets hotter and more humid every day. Most unpleasant today.

August 20th. Well, hotter still.

August 21st. Hotter again, but for the last time I think. Gradually greyed over in the afternoon, was obviously going to rain, and it did rain a bit and certainly cooled down.

August 22nd. Cooler and cloudier today. At last! Much better mood too.

'The second hottest on record (after 1995), and the hottest for Eastern England.' [...]