The scenes at hotspots around the country this month echo the photographs that were taken during the famous ten-week heatwave of 1976. Above: Brighton beach.
The UK s National Drought Group will meet tomorrow to discuss a whether there could be an official drought in some areas after months of below-average rainfall in parts of England.
By contrast, figures provided by The Weather Company show that Laghouat, an Algerian town on the northern edge of the Sahara, has had 5mm of rain this month.