The Heat Of July Arrives!

It’s taken 16 days, but the 90 degree heat that we associate with July has finally arrived. Tuesday’s high temperature of 93° was only the 3rd 90° day of 2013 and the first in July. The only other 90° days came on June 12th & 13th when the highs were 90° & 92° respectively. The record for fewest number of 90° days through July 16th is 2 which was set in 1912.

By this point in the year the Triad typically sees 17 days of 90° heat with an average of 37, 90° days for the entire year. While we have seen a very few number of 90° days this year we will likely not break the record for the fewest number of 90° days with at least 3 more days this week with forecast high temperatures at or above 90°. The record lowest number of 90°+ highs in a calendar year is 7 which was set in 1971. Impressively, the greatest number of 90° days in the Triad was 82 which was during the sweltering year of 1914.

Click For Interactive Display of 90° Days In GSO

Regardless of all of these numbers the heat is here and here to stay for the rest of the week. Take it easy and try to stay cool.

Until next time…

Grant