And I thought last summer was too warm.
This July has set a 90-degree heat record: 27 of 31 days
this month the high temperature touched or exceeded 90 degrees. Not liking that. The old record was in July 1921 when there
were 25 90-degree days.
Among the 27 days this month were seven days when the high was
at or greater than 100 degrees. The
average high this month has been 95.2 degrees which is 10.2 degrees above
normal.
Although not a record, we’ve had only 0.61 inch of rain for
the month. It’s definitely a drought.
1936 looked like a miserably hot summer, too, with 15 days
in the hundreds. And no air
conditioning. That’s the one thing that
has made this summer bearable.
I’m really looking forward to August when the temps just
have to drop. Please.
(source: The News-Gazette - July 31, 2012)
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