Having enjoyed a warm end to June, July got off to a hot start on Wednesday at our Bolehill cottages near Bakewell (see here).  No arrivals or departures and a quiet start to the day.  Our cleaner with the broken wrist came up for coffee and we sat in the shade on the patio and it wasn’t until we went through to the courtyard that we could feel the real heat and humidity.  In the end our weather station recorded a high of 29.8 deg c, the highest temperature since we had the weather station.  At lunchtime a brief passing storm wet the ground but it was just as hot and humid afterwards.  After lunch we had a short ride out to Calver Garden Centre to pick up some plant food and slug killer then had a nice drive back via Monyash where I picked up an ice cream.  We left the dogs behind.  When we got back Chris watered the plants and I dealt with some bookings and payments.  Still also need to finish off last quarters accounts.  As the temperature held we had dinner on the patio and stayed out until 9pm when it was still 22degrees.  It looked like being a nice sunset so I went up to the back field to take some photos.  Just before we went to bed I went out to close the door to the leisure area and spotted some lightening.  Although not overhead there was an amazing lightening display going on in what must have been a huge cloud formation, but there was no thunder.  Chris went out to look at it too and contemplated taking photos and afterwards wished he had.

June’s weather stats.  Highest temp 25.6 deg C on 30th which was warmest day and night.  Until then highest temp had been 20.9 deg C on 16th with warmest day 27th and night 25th.  Lowest temp 3.4 deg C on 1st which was coldest day and night and wettest day with .83 inches rain.  Total rain for month 2.12 inches (2014 1.39 inches).