Summer 2013 can go down on record as having the best weather since we moved into Bracken House in October 2008. The period between June 1st 2013 and August 31st 2013 was the warmest, driest and least windy summer period ever recorded here. The average temperature in Summer 2013 was 15.9°C, 0.8°C warmer than the mean temperature for the summer months. The highest temperature recorded was 29.9°C on August 1st, the highest temperature ever recorded here. The average high temperature was 20.7°C, the first time a seasonal high has exceeded 20°C. The lowest temperature recorded was 6.2°C on June 2nd, [Read more]