Really?

Cannot believe this myself, but I felt compelled to light the fire this evening. It rained on and off all afternoon and was just bleurgh! Someone told me that the temperature on the summer solstice was exactly the same as the temperature on the winter solstice last year. What is going on?

“The summer solstice was 'one to forget', with temperatures only matching the last winter solstice. The temperature reached just 13 degrees Celsius. ... That is the same as the maximum reached on 2020 winter solstice.” Quote from Island FM news this week!!