sunshine

And the nearly 365-days-a-year sunshine is practically what defines L.A. sunshine, even though it means commuters often must wait under the blazing sun at bus stops that lack cover.

“Literally right here in Desert Willow, surrounded by the greens, surrounded by the lake, surrounded by the mountains, and 350 days of sunshine a year.”

In June, the Met Office declared it had been the sunniest spring on record, with more than 653 hours of sunshine.

Families enjoying chips at New Brighton, Merseyside, may have been making the most of the sunshine, but the cost of living still looms large.

The warmth has often been accompanied by blue skies with sunshine amounts above average, especially in England.