A Toasty Start to July

July 1-15 average temperatures ranged from near normal to 6°F above normal.

During the first half of July, the Northeast experienced hotter-than-normal temperatures, ranging from near normal to 6°F above normal. At the region’s 35 major sites, July 1-15 average temperatures ranged from 0.8°F above normal in Washington, D.C., to 4.6°F above normal in Syracuse, NY. This first half of July was record hot for Elkins, WV, and ranked among the 20 hottest such periods for 29 additional sites.

This first half of July was record hot for Elkins, WV, and among the 20 hottest for 29 other major sites.

July 1-15 precipitation ranged from less than 25% of normal to over 200% of normal.

Precipitation during the first half of July varied, ranging from less than 25% of normal in spots like coastal Maine, western New York, and northwestern Pennsylvania to over 200% of normal in some areas closer to the coast from southern Maryland to southeastern Massachusetts. July 1-15 precipitation at the region’s 35 major sites ranged from 7% of normal in Rochester, NY, to 234% of normal in Harrisburg, PA, with 19 of the sites being on the wet side of normal. This first half of July ranked among the 20 driest such periods for four major sites but among the 20 wettest for 10 others.

This first half of July was among the 20 driest for four major sites but among the 20 wettest for 10 other major sites.