Temperatures surpassed 34C in July, which was the driest month on record for England and Wales, according to the Met Office. Temperatures will probably be above average and some spells of hot weather and heatwaves are possible, especially in the south. This makes it Southern England's driest month ever recorded. "Both England and Wales have provisionally recorded their driest July on record – Wales also its joint warmest. Southern England has seen its driest month ever recorded, and England and Wales have each experienced their sunniest month ever observed.