By Rod Hill on 2015-07-01
It comes as little surprise that JUNE 2015 was the warmest on record at PDX in nearly every category!
Here is the list of records:
1. Highest average maxium temperature: 82.7 degrees, 9 degrees above normal.
2. Highest average low temperature: 57.9 degrees, 4 degrees above normal.
3. Highest mean temperature: 70.3 degrees, nearly 7 degrees above normal.
4. The low temp of 71 degrees, June 27th was the warmest low temp for June - all time.
5. The number of 90 degree days was the most on record: 9 - the old record was six 90 degree days.
(Total rainfall of .40" was the 6th driest on record at PDX)
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Let's hope for a cooler July.
Rod Hill
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