Prepared by Melissa Griffin and David F. Average temperatures varied across the state in July. The departures for average temperatures in July varied across the entire state, though most of the reporting stations saw average temperatures above normal. The departures ranged from Table 1 and Appendix 1. July was the 4th warmest on record in Key West and the 7th coldest in Perry. Minimum temperatures were also a story this month, with multiple records tied or broken due to cold fronts impacting the state Appendix 2.
Table 1: July average temperatures and departures from normal inches for select cities. Rainfall totals varied across the state in July. Portions of the Florida Peninsula reported monthly rainfall totals well above normal, while most of the rest of Florida saw below average rainfall during July Figure 1.
Departures from normal roughly ranged from July was the 7th wettest in Tampa and the 10th wettest on record at Miami, and it was the 2nd driest in Tallahassee the driest was in , with only 1.
There were multiple hour precipitation records broken for the month Table 3. Table 2: July precipitation totals and departures from normal inches for select cities. Tropical rainfall is slightly enhanced over Indonesia and in the western equatorial Pacific. CPC predicts above normal temperatures across the entire state and normal precipitation through October Hazardous Weather Events in July. There were a total of severe weather reports made in Florida during July.
The month started off with the St. Augustine Life Guard Patrol performing 11 rip current rescues on the 2nd. A strong thunderstorm complex that moved westward across the Peninsula during the afternoon on the 2nd caused storm damage along the Apalachee Bay area and in portions of the Big Bend during the early morning hours on the 3rd. Also on the 3rd, a possible tornado caused damage in Elkton, FL and multiple reports of storm damage, including high winds and hail in portions of north Florida.
