Recent warmer spell will likely prevent a top 5 cold July
Syracuse was on track to have an all time record cold July. For what seemed like forever, we were all wondering when summer was going to start. In fact, through July 21st, we were on pace for the all time coldest July on record. Using an average of the daily high and low temperatures each day, Syracuse Hancock International Airport compiled an average temperature of 66.2° through the first three weeks of July. If this pace was maintained, that would have the topped the previous monthly coldest temperature of 66.7° set back in 1976 by a large margin. However, since then, our weather pattern has been much more seasonable. Since July 22nd, Syracuse has averaged exactly near normal temperatures. While we haven’t had any excessive heat, these last 7 days, plus our temperatures through Friday July 31st will likely be enough to actually skew the numbers enough to prevent not only a record cold July, but actually take us out of contention for a top 5 cold July.
Through July 28th, our average temperature is 67.6°. If you take our forecast for July 29th through July 31st as gospel, then the average temperature for the entire month of July will be around 68.0°. This will not qualify us for a top 5 cold July. Below is a list of the five coldest Julys on record:
66.7° / 1976
67.0° / 2000
67.3° / 1992
67.5° / 1965
67.6° / 1967
This information can be found at the National Weather Service in Binghamton. The July monthly records and current monthly records were also used.
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