July Is Fourth-Warmest Month on Record

(Bloomberg) July went into the record books as the fourth-warmest month in U.S. history as temperature marks fell across the country, the National Climate Data Center said.

The average daily high temperature in July was 77 degrees Fahrenheit (25 Celsius), 2.7 degrees warmer than the 1901-2000 norm, according to the center in Asheville, North Carolina. Oklahoma and Texas had their warmest months ever.

“Only seven of the lower 48 states -- all west of the Rockies -- experienced a July average temperature near or below the 20th century average,” according to the report released today. “The other 41 had an above-normal, much-above-normal or record warmest July.”

From May to July, a persistent weather pattern set up across the country bringing cool air to the western third of the U.S. and heat to the eastern half, the center said. Oklahoma had its warmest May-to-July period and 18 other states recorded the 90-day periods that were in their Top 10 for heat. ............(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-08-08/july-is-fourth-warmest-month-on-record.html

Thanks for the thread, marmar.

I think I'll pass on all those job offers in Texas/Oklahoma.

Don't you go resting on any withered laurels just yet, July.