No one expects the Great British summertime to feel like a tropical holiday, but it's fair to say the weather has so far been a bit rubbish this year.
While we have enjoyed the odd day of sunshine, the trend has been towards chillier temperatures, cloudy skies and showers, leaving most of us wondering if we'll ever get a decent summer this year.
Some areas of England had already seen 80 per cent of the average expected rainfall for July within the first week of the month.
And the soggy start to summer follows the UK’s wettest spring since 1986, and the sixth wettest on record. READ MORE: Extra Bank Holiday Monday if England win Euro 2024 - everything Keir Starmer has said But it's not just the rain dampening spirits.
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