Ithaca Climate Summary for July 2004

Temperature

• With an average temperature of 67.9 degrees, the month averaged 0.8 degrees cooler than normal.
• This July was cooler than the last two, but warmer than the two before that (2000 and 2001).
• The average high temperature for the month was 3.2 degrees cooler than normal, while the average low temperature was 1.7 degrees warmer than normal.
• The warmest temperature of the month was 85 degrees on the 5th, 21st and 22nd.
• This was only the second July since 1977 without a temperature above 85 degrees.
• The coldest temperature of the month was 47 degrees on the 3rd.

Precipitation

• The July precipitation total was 7.04 inches, which was 199% of normal.
• This was the wettest July since 1992 and the fourth wettest July on record (since 1879).
• There were 19 days with measurable precipitation (normal is 11) and 2 additional days with a trace.
• Between the 15th and 29th, there was only one rain-free day.
• Year-to-date precipitation was 25.31 inches at month's end. This was 4.65 inches more than normal for this time of year.