July Statistics

2017-07-31 15:52:22.000 – Adam Gill, Weather Observer/IT Specialist

Since the month of July is almost over, lets look at some of the statistics for the month!

Temperature wise, as of this posting, we are exactly average with 49.1 degrees for the month.

Year	Temperature (F)
1955	53.45
2013	53.08
2006	52.82
1952	52.43
1959	52.32
2005	52.19
1994	52.10
1949	51.84
1995	51.70
2010	51.66
1988	51.60
1937	51.52
1970	51.13
1975	51.13
2008	50.95
1947	50.92
2011	50.85
1964	50.82
1979	50.82
1999	50.73
1935	50.52
2012	50.40
1973	50.39
2016	50.39
1967	50.10
1944	49.87
1941	49.82
1938	49.74
2004	49.73
2003	49.52
1939	49.47
1963	49.47
1987	49.44
1943	49.40
1972	49.31
1958	49.24
2015	49.23
1946	49.21
2014	49.18
2002	49.16
1968	49.11
2017	49.10
1945	49.10
1990	49.09
1989	49.03
1981	48.89
1948	48.85
1980	48.73
1983	48.70
1961	48.65
1953	48.63
1998	48.60
1978	48.45
1951	48.37
1966	48.27
1940	48.24
2007	48.16
1993	47.97
1982	47.94
1985	47.89
1942	47.77
1971	47.77
1984	47.77
1950	47.73
1991	47.73
1997	47.68
1969	47.47
1996	47.44
1977	47.40
1986	47.27
1976	47.18
1974	47.05
1936	46.26
1960	46.11
2009	46.11
1957	45.98
2001	45.44
1965	45.15
2000	45.11
1954	44.89
1956	44.81
1992	44.69
1962	44.26

A far as rain goes, this month started off wet but became rather dry to finish. We so far have recorded 5.65 inches of rain which is well below our average of 8.77 inches. We do have a chance for some showers today but those will likely not add up to much.

Year	Precipitation (Inches)
1996	16.85
1969	15.53
1997	15.46
2009	12.99
2008	12.88
2000	11.97
2013	11.59
1962	11.48
2014	11.11
1981	11.02
1998	10.81
1957	10.70
1956	10.32
1951	10.22
1986	10.12
2006	9.85
1974	9.84
1958	9.73
1992	9.63
1993	9.63
1971	9.25
1947	8.98
1938	8.90
1999	8.57
1984	8.51
1975	8.31
2016	8.27
2005	8.21
2004	8.09
1985	7.93
2007	7.63
1972	7.62
1995	7.40
1940	7.23
2003	6.98
1963	6.93
2010	6.91
1990	6.87
1945	6.80
1967	6.80
1941	6.71
1954	6.58
1988	6.56
2015	6.56
1987	6.47
1983	6.42
1949	6.40
1976	6.29
1968	6.18
2012	6.10
1944	6.07
2001	6.00
2002	5.99
1937	5.96
1980	5.92
1982	5.90
1935	5.84
1960	5.84
1989	5.74
2017	5.65
1966	5.63
1970	5.59
1943	5.58
1964	5.57
1953	5.50
1946	5.43
1991	5.35
1994	5.25
1936	5.23
1961	5.17
1952	5.16
1950	5.09
942	5.00
1965	4.42
1973	4.38
1939	4.29
1977	3.99
1979	3.80
1978	3.75
1959	3.67
2011	3.63
1948	3.28
1955	2.69

Winds also were not to terribly exciting this month with an average velocity of 25.0 mph, below our climatological average of 25.7 mph for the month. The peak wind gust occurred on July 1^st with a 90 mph gust during a thunderstorm.

Year	Average Wind Speed (MPH)
1983	32.8
1977	31.7
1935	30.5
1997	29.9
1971	29.7
1956	29.4
1982	29.4
2011	29.4
1996	29.2
2010	29.2
1986	28.9
1936	28.8
1957	28.7
1966	28.5
1991	28.3
1984	28.3
1993	28.2
1981	28.0
2002	27.8
2014	27.7
1985	27.3
1952	27.3
2015	27.3
1949	27.2
1948	27.1
1968	27.1
2016	27.0
1950	27.0
2003	26.7
1965	26.7
1999	26.5
2012	26.4
1960	26.4
1992	26.0
1980	26.0
2006	25.8
1974	25.8
1953	25.5
1990	25.4
1946	25.4
1951	25.3
1958	25.2
2017	25.0
2007	25.0
1938	24.8
2009	24.7
1975	24.7
2008	24.7
2013	24.7
1954	24.5
1962	24.5
1987	24.4
1994	24.4
1998	24.2
1978	24.0
1944	23.9
1995	23.8
1945	23.6
1969	23.5
1947	23.1
1963	23.0
1943	22.9
1989	22.9
1972	22.7
1988	22.7
1970	22.7
1941	22.6
1939	22.4
1973	22.1
1976	22.1
1961	21.9
1964	21.9
1942	21.6
2000	21.3
1940	21.3
1959	21.2
1955	20.9
2001	20.6
1937	20.2
1967	19.3
2004	18.4
1979	18.2
2005	17.4

Adam Gill, Weather Observer/IT Specialist

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