Sorry couldn't quote GW's last post dont know why...
Hard to believe this summer has been so good so far...in the North West we've had a few nice days but that's it. The North/South weather divide is really taking hold
Last really hot sticky month here (Preston) was July 2006. August 2003 was simply belting. July 2013 here was consistently warm but not really hot.
As a child then living in south Cumbria, July 1983 and 1984 were hot. Summer 1976 beat them all.
As an adult, apart from the above, the hottest UK weather I ever experienced was August 1995 when I live in Essex. Incredible overnight heat. Windows wide open, no duvet, no clothes night after night....you get the picture