July Warmer than Normal....No Kidding!

Wednesday, August 01, 2007 09:31 AM

It may be hard to believe but July in Prince George was actually warmer than normal. In fact, Jim Steele of Environment Canada says it ranks among the top five warm July's on record! It was that hot spell that tipped everything into the better than normal range.

Here is Jim Steele's report:

TEMPERATURES

Mean Monthly Temperature 17.0 Normal 15.5

Mean Monthly Maximum 24.1 Normal 22.1

Mean Monthly Minimum 9.8 Normal 8.8

Records..

12^th new daily maximum of 33.4 degrees – old record 32.8 set in 1951

13^th new daily maximum of 35.6 degrees – old record 34.4 set in 1961

14^th new daily maximum of 30.5 degrees – old record 27.8 set in 1952

Warmest Day

35.6 on the 13^th. This surpasses the previous hottest temperature recorded in July of 34.4 set on July 27/98 and July 13/61. Hottest temperature ever in Prince George still remains at 36.0 set on May 29/83.

Coolest Day

3.7 on the 1^st

PRECIPITATION

Total Monthly Precipitation 35.3 mm Normal 63.5

Greatest rainfall in 24 hours 9.6 mm on the 29^th .

Days with measurable Precipitation 13 Days Normal 14 Days

SUMMARY

July got off to a bit of a slow start with temperatures close to normal however showers on the first 4 days of the month. Conditions dried out for the next 10 days as temperatures began to climb to record levels. Daily temperatures records were established on 3 consecutive days between the 12^th and 14^th with the 13^th standing out as the warmest day ever recorded in the month of July since records began back in 1942.

That didn't last though, as the cool system moved in on the18th resulting in precipitation on 6 consecutive days. Thunderstorms were a common occurrence with storms rumbling through the area, however not totally unusual for July. Temperatures warmed up for a few days between the 25^th and 28^th before cooling once again to round out the month.

In the end, the big hot spell resulted in the monthly average temperatures coming in a degree and a half above the normal for July.

Precipitation for the month came in bursts with the first few days of the month and the last two weeks of the month seeing the majority of the rainfall. Precipitation was recorded on 13 days, just shy of the typical 14 for the month. In the end, the precipitation was still well below normal with just over 35 mm being recorded, well short of the typical 63.5 mm.

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Comments

Posted by: Death to Socialism on August 1 2007 10:27 AM

Heat ain't much good without sunshine. All in all it's been a typical PG non-summer.

Posted by: owl on August 1 2007 10:02 PM

It has been a non-summer for sure. There are teasing days, sometimes even a week, mixed in with "I thought spring was over" or "fall is coming" reminders.

Posted by: owl on August 1 2007 10:08 PM

"35.6 on the 13th. This surpasses the previous hottest temperature recorded in July of 34.4 set on July 27/98"

As far as I can remember, 1998 was the last GREAT summer we had. It was relatively consistently warm and at times hot, as well as sunny.

I wonder if the weather office has any sort of indicator like that? A great, consitent summer from mid May to mid September - 4 good months. Total sunshine, total rain, frequency of consecutive days without rain, average temperature, median temperature, maximum and minimum temperature.