Wow summer is sure passing fast as we are now into August. And we have entered the last month of meteorological summer. This week I will take a look back at July 2018 and then go over some August averages and records.
JULY 2018
July 2018 summery for Grand Rapids. The average H/L was 85.1°/63.7° The hottest day(s) was 94 on the 1st and 4th the coolest low was 54 on the 7th the mean for the month was 74.4° that is a departure of +1.9° there were 8 days of 90 or better. The official rain fall total at the airport was 2.30” but here at my house it was just 1.21” 8 days were clear 20 partly cloudy and 3 were cloudy. July 2018 was the 21st warmest July at Grand Rapids.
July 2018 was one of the warmest on record in parts of Michigan. At Sault Ste Marie with a mean of 70.2° is tied with 1955 for its 3rd warmest July on record with only 1921 and 2012 being warmer. Records have been kept at the Sault since 1888. At Alpena it is the same story with a mean of 71.3L July will be their 5th warmest July on record. Records there have been taken since 1917. While at Marquette just 165 miles to the west with its mean of 66.4° it is only the 52nd warmest July there. Here at Grand Rapids with the mean of 74.4° and at Lansing with a mean of 73.2° At both locations it was the21st warmest July. And at Muskegon with a mean of 73.5 they had in 10th warmest.
August
August the average High/ low in Grand Rapids on August 1st is 82/62 and by the end of the month it is 79/58 so the whole month while getting cooler is still a warm month. The all time high for the month is 102° on August 6th 1918. It has only reached 100 in 3 years in Grand Rapids that 1918. 1947 when Grand Rapids had back to back 100° days on August 5 and 6th and in 1964 when it reach 100 on August 3rd I would say it is a safe bet to say it will not reach 100° here in Grand Rapids the rest of this year. There have been 26 years when there were no 90° days in August the last time that happened was just last year when the warmest days was 88° however we had 6 days of 90 or better in September. The record coldest low at Grand Rapids for August is 39° on August 30th 1976 that is the only time so far it has gotten below 40 at Grand Rapids in August it has gotten down to 40 on several days in August in Grand Rapids the most recent was in August of 1979. And now for the top ten for August at Grand Rapids.
Warmest mean for the month.
1. 77.7° 1947
2. 76.3° 1900
3. 76.0° 1937
4. 75.5° 1959
5. 75.0° 1955
6. 74.9° 2010
7. 74.8° 1995
8. 74.5° 1938
9. 74.1° 1918
10. 73.9° 1976
The coldest mean
1. 65.0° 1992
2. 65.1° 1915
3. 65.6° 1903
4. 65.7° 1927
5. 65.9° 1904
6. 66.0° 1997
7. 66.0° 1986
8. 66.0° 1967
9. 66.1° 2004
10. 66.4° 1994
Wettest
- 8.46” 1987
- 7.97” 2016
- 7.33” 1993
- 7.40” 1940
- 7.39” 1994
- 7.38” 1975
- 6.48” 1985
- 6.22” 1939
- 6.15” 1921
- 6.10” 2007
Driest
- 0.13″ 1899
- 0.14″ 1969
- 0.33″ 1996
- 0.40″ 1930
- 0.40″ 1902
- 0.46″ 1917
- 0.66″ 1929
- 0.70″ 1931
- 0.72″ 1920
- 0.76″ 1918
It now time to see how August 2018 will play out.
Slim
Stay cool!! Another hot one tomorrow.
Well that was a steamer of a day at work. Hit 92 outside, 114 inside, and a dew point in the low 70s. I don’t even want to know what the heat index was. Got the house down to 68 and I’m not leaving the couch for the next couple hours!
Well guess what, we hit 90 once again today! That tally keeps growing. 😉
While GRR has had 0.64” of rain this month here at my house it has only been 0.06” so things are getting dry in NW Grand Rapids. Today looks to be yet another very warm and humid but dry day. The latest reading at GRR is 84° with a DP of 71° here at my house I have a temperature of 86° with a DP of 71°
Slim
Just returned from taking the dog for a walk. It is a nice morning. I am sitting on the deck, enjoying my coffee, watching the grounds crew prep the golf course for the day. It is hard to believe, but school starts three weeks from Monday.
Stay cool, friends.