We've had warm, windy, dry weather for weeks, mostly sunny. We've had an eighth of an inch of rain in the last 17 days and that has followed six drier than average months in a row. We had 30.3C in my back garden the other day. The all-time record for Bude is 32.3C on two days in 1976. We have a heatwave coming after tomorrow. Humble by Texas standards but we're not geared up for it! The peak tourist season is coming and we are running low on water in the Westcountry. I'm just off to crunch my way over what used to be my lawn!