July 2007 Weather Review

Here area the statistics from Jason's Weather Station for the month of July.

• Average Temperature: 81 (-1 from normal)
• Highest Temperature: 97 at 3:20 PM on the 18th (record: 107 on July 13, 1901)
  
• Lowest Temperature: 67 at 5:50 AM on the 24th (record: 57 on July 7, 1924)
  
• Heating Degree Days: 0
• Cooling Degree Days: 479 (90% of average)
  
• Rainfall: 5.64 inches (85% of average)
• Rainiest Day: 1.39 inches on the 20th (record: 5.66 inches on July 29, 1954 during Tropical Storm Barbara)
• Highest Wind Gust: 19 MPH from the south at 5:00 AM on the 15th
• Days where temperature exceeded 90: 21
• Days where rainfall was measured: 16
• Days where rainfall exceeded 0.10 inch: 11
• Days where rainfall exceeded 1.00 inch: 1

The statistics show that Lafayette (where the station is) experienced slightly cooler temperatures and slightly drier conditions than normal. The cooling degree days for July of 2007 was 479 which is only 90% of normal. The rainfall was 5.64 inches which is only 85% of normal. While to most it may seem that July was very wet, this is because 16 days, rainfall was recorded, this is over half of the days in the month of July.

Based on long term climate forecasts, for the month of August, we can expect near normal conditions with slightly cooler and wetter conditions possible across the western third of the state.

During July, we saw one tropical system; Tropical Storm Chantal which formed on July 31 and rapidly became extratropical as it moved northeastwards without affecting land.