Yes 2023 despite it amazing spring/June is chasing down both 2008 and 2012 as the worst Summer in modern times and other than 2008 and 2012 i am struggling to find a worse Summer than 2023 since the 80's.
Historically we only get two very good summers per Decade although we got three in the 80s and none in the 1960s
1955,1959,1975,1976,1983,1984,1989,1990,1995,2003,2006,2013,2018,2022.
August 2013 was dry but mostly cloudy here in the Pennines,2016 was average ,nothing to get excited about,2019 had a hot bank holiday but it was a wet month here.
Unfortunately i cannot share your optimism,August has the unenviable month that consistantly delivers poor after poor month year in year out.There has only been one very good August since 2003.