By Rod Hill on 2010-08-01
The July PDX climate report is out and as I have mentioned, the month is closer to normal than you would think:
Average High: 79, below normal -.3 degrees // Av. Low: 56, below normal -1.0 degrees // Mean Temp: 67.5, below normal -.6 degrees
The above states July was within one degree of matching the climate average. Total rain came early in the month: .59", below normal -.13 inches. We reached 90 degrees four times, which is normal. By comparison, July 2009 was the 2nd hottest on record with a mean temperature of 73.6 degrees, warmer than this year by nearly 6 degrees!
Forecast outlooks show near normal weather expected August and September. There is more data to support slightly cooler than normal. No long heat waves are expected.
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