the great Paul Homewood, with the data and terrific comments:
14 Aug: NotALotOfPeopleKnowThat: Hottest Month? Poppycock!
by Paul Homewood
More, disgraceful reporting by the BBC (complete with a disgusting use of a photo of the Turkish wildfires)...
https://notalotofpeopleknowthat.wordpress.com/2021/08/14/hottest-month-poppycock/
It’s the same headline every summer, even if you haven’t had to use your AC a lot of days. Not to mention, a so-called “average” is meaningless.