A touch of summer yesterday when the thermometer rose to a maximum of 24.2C, the hottest day for a month. Although there were only 0.75 hours of strong sunshine, the UV level rose to ‘very high’ just after 1pm, the highest level this year. The very mild and moist southwesterly air, with cloud cover overnight, meant that the minimum was 15.9C, which is 5C above the mean for July and the second warmest night this month.