It's warm and muggy today, still no rain in sight. The average daily maximum here for August was 24.5°C, which is five degrees above the long-term average. We had 27mm of rain which is just about a third of average and it's been a very sunny month. That's on top of the driest July on record and lots of days over 30°C. It sounds timid in comparison with areas such as parts of the southern US, but we simply are not geared up for it here. Few houses have aircon, for example, and it's by no means universal in public buildings.