Phew what a scorcher! The Sunderland summer of 1976 certainly was but we wanted to know what you remembered about it.
And when we asked the followers of our Wearside Echoes Facebook page, loads of you took a trip down Memory Lane.
You had memories of queuing for water, doing your homework and exam revision on the beach, and getting badly sunburned.
Others remembered coping with the heatwave while they were heavily pregnant. And plenty of you remembered what you did when the weather finally broke and the heavens opened.
Here’s what you had to say about that incredible heatwave which lasted for weeks. If you have memories of your own of the summer of 1976, get in touch to tell us more by emailing [email protected]
1. Susan's lessons in the sun
Susan Cargill had fond memories and said: "Last year of school and doing lessons outside on the school field and doing my O levels. Happy days ha ha." ( Photo by Roger Jackson/Central Press/Hulton Archive/Getty Images ) | Getty Images
2. A long walk for water
Tracey Richardson shared her memories of 'having to walk to the bottom of the street to fill up a bucket of water from a standpipe then carry it 60m back up the street to the house, and mam & dad filling up the bath with water!' | Local Library
3. Year of the ladybirds
Ladybirds by the million became a part of daily life in Sunderland - and the rest of the UK - during the incredible heatwave of 1976. Angela Defty remembered the summer for 'ladybirds and getting sunstroke'. | nw
4. Sunburn for Micky
Enormous crowds headed for the beach at Seaburn. Micky Seery remembered 'Getting massively sunburned at Seaburn beach'. | se