Looking Back At A Hot July

We've been experiencing some cool, September like weather so far in August here in Vermont and in much of the rest of the northern United States, but a look back at July reveals some pretty hot weather locally and many other areas of the world.

A water park in China, in this image from CNN.  Thank
goodness the beaches in Vermont were not this
crowded in Vermont during the July heat waves

It will be interesting to see how July as a whole ranked globally in terms of temperature. Will it be the world's hottest on record? We'll learn when all the data is in by mid-August.

In Burlington, Vermont, the mean temperature for July was 73.8 degrees, which tied the record set in 1901 and 1949 as the fifth hottest July on record.

Other areas had more substantial heat records. It was the hottest July on record in Connecticut, with several cities there setting records for the steamiest July, according to weather historian Christopher Burt.

Austria also had its hottest day on record in July, with a high of 103.8 degrees.

Other heat waves of note in he world including a record high temperature in July of just under 79 degrees in Greenland, a spell of unprecedented 90 degree weather in Siberia, and the worst heat wave on record in July in Shanghai, China, and surrounding areas.

Alaska got into the act, too, with Fairbanks closing in on a record for the most 80 degree days in the summer and  Anchorage setting a record for the most consecutive days that got up to at least 70 degrees.

On the other hand, it did so in Brazil in July, so there's that.

Here in Vermont, there's no sign of any real heat returning anytime soon. A couple days this week might flirt with 80 degrees, but that's no big deal for August. I wonder if it will hit 90 degrees again this summer. I'm not sure, but I'm beginning to doubt it.