In pictures: our hot wet London summer

Ah, the Great British summer. There's nothing quite like it to put our stiff upper lip to the test, as we order a Pimm's despite it pissing it down and try to light barbecues with blue fingers. 

Apart from a few fair days in May that saw Instagram overrun with hot-dog legs in Hyde Park, our summer has been a total washout. So much for the hottest summer in four decades, eh Express? 

This year could even be on track to steal the crown of coldest (read: crappest) summer from 2015, so we're not talking about average showers soaking our summer sandals.

Thunderstorms and flash floods across the city have left entire streets submerged...

 

A photo posted by Katie Childs (@katie4890) on Jun 23, 2016 at 11:30am PDT

..and caused travel chaos across major transport lines. 

 

A photo posted by Isabel O'Sullivan💅 (@sully_nails) on Jun 14, 2016 at 9:51am PDT

 

A photo posted by Fabi Godoy (@fabigodoy) on Jun 23, 2016 at 12:16am PDT

 

A photo posted by @retrorow on Jun 22, 2016 at 3:10pm PDT

Daily downpours have made London resemble a scene from 'The Day After Tomorrow'.

 

A photo posted by Gabriella Smoczynski (@gabriellasmoczynski) on Jun 14, 2016 at 2:35am PDT

 

A photo posted by Masako Tei (@teimasako) on Jun 14, 2016 at 11:46am PDT

 

A photo posted by Mendy (@angrybaker) on Jun 29, 2016 at 4:39am PDT

 

A photo posted by Deborah Ferlita (@debohfe) on Jun 12, 2016 at 11:01am PDT

 

A photo posted by steffi 🇬🇧 London (@steffi_daydreamer) on Jun 23, 2016 at 11:47am PDT

 

A photo posted by Nika Dragic (@nikadragic) on Jun 28, 2016 at 2:19pm PDT

 

A photo posted by Cielle London (@ciellelondon) on Jun 20, 2016 at 11:27am PDT

 

A photo posted by Sara Di Lorenzo (@saradilorenzo28) on Jun 22, 2016 at 11:19pm PDT

As if commuting wasn't bad enough already, umbrellas are waiting at every turn always ready to stab at your internal organs on the Underground.

 

A photo posted by 🌷🌊🐛📸 (@tblaireann) on Jun 15, 2016 at 2:12am PDT

 

A photo posted by @angelene_xx on Jun 22, 2016 at 3:27pm PDT

 

A photo posted by Nikolina (@ntrifolchanova) on Jun 23, 2016 at 10:17am PDT

But although London might be damp, we're not down and out yet. 

 

A photo posted by Jon Clements (@jonclementsphoto) on Jun 25, 2016 at 10:36am PDT

Anyway, the sun will break through soon, right? RIGHT!?