My Garden (part 1)

Assessing the new +40°C UK temperature records

There’s a great deal to say about this but we shall start by considering the maximum temperature reached in my garden over the hottest two days on record in the UK so far.

Bizarrely, there are 17 thermometers in our household which makes me wonder if I’m a tad obsessive. In my defence there are 7 in use in the kitchen, these being a mix of cooking probes…