10 August 1911
Hottest day on record: 100 degrees in London.
31 July 1916
The latest in stylish bathing dresses: gone is the time when feminine modesty demanded unspeakable ugly swimwear.
18 June 1932
In praise of sunshine: like truth, it humbles the individual by fitting him into a scheme of things immeasurably greater than himself.
19 August 1932
Temperatures rise to new heights: 95 degrees - and a 62 years’ record.
27 July 1933
Lidos crammed on London’s hottest day.
19 June 1950
Changing English fashions cause bemusement: swimming trunks printed in designs as colourful and exotic as those on American ties are yet another revolution in men’s fashion.
7 December 1953
Deck chairs out in December: in Worthing, people sunbathed on the beach and several went into the placid water on which the sun shone as in midsummer.
11 May 1971
In the swim with the minimal bikini: this season’s bikini consists of four little triangles.
Summer 1976
The great drought: plagues of ladybirds, a hastily drafted drought bill, shared baths and friendships forged over standpipes...
27 August 1995
The heat, the heaven and hell of it: winners and the losers in this summer’s thoroughly un-British war with the weather.
30 June 2015
Britain’s heatwave: tips for staying cool as the temperatures soar.
20 June 2017
Ditch the denim! What to wear to the office in the heatwave. UK readers’ underwhelming photos.
26 June 2018
Britain basks in a June heatwave – in pictures.
4 July 2018
From Do the Right Thing to Swimming Pool: culture’s hottest heatwaves.
