August could be an extension of more cool

Humidity aside, anybody else think this summer has been nice? Of course, everyone has a different opinion on what "nice" is for summer, but maybe I'm just thinking about how hot and dry the past several summers have been. The fact that we've been getting timely rains and 100° temperatures have been in check makes me think we've been rewarded for going through drought for the past 4 years. 

Here's the latest 100° count:

I find it quite interesting that even Dallas (of all places) has only had one day with a high temperature hitting 100°. 

When you look at the map below, this is showing us temperatures overall and comparing it to "average". What you'll see is that it hasn't necessarily been cooler than average, but rather just a typical July. 

Again, escaping a long term period of 100s probably leads us to thinking it's been cool, but the stats suggest otherwise. 

On the rainfall side of things, here's a look back at the past 30 days (July 1-30).

 

August Outlook:

The short answer is more of what we've come to expect this summer. Brief periods of hotter than average temperatures and then followed by nice cool downs. The favored spot for the "heat dome" will focused back to the Southwest across New Mexico and Arizona (where it typically sets up this time of year), but it should remain fairly weak.

Meanwhile, a series of small scale systems will come off the higher terrain of Colorado and bring episodes of storms and it already looks like another strong front will arrive in the first 10 days of the new month.

And temperatures look cooler overall:

What do August averages look like? It can be one of our wetter months out of the year and the average highs beginning dropping. You'll see by month's end, our average drops back to the 80s. Fall is fast approaching, but there's still plenty of summer warmth left. 

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