I don't know if we can call July "wild" (maybe with all the rain we saw), but it certainly was a lot different than last July. We saw only one week of big heat and humidity in the middle of the month followed by a string of unusually cool and unsettled days toward the end of the month. Otherwise, temperatures through the month were right around where they should be this time of year...in the 80s. Our average high through the 31 days in July 2013 was only a little over 2 degrees below the 30 year normal for July in Clarksburg. Lows through the month averaged out to be a degree and a half above the norm for July. In both cases, this is nothing to really write home about. Rainfall for the second month though was significantly above the 30 year normal with over 6 inches of rain again in Clarksburg in July.
So, how do things look as we start August? Well, we're starting on a cool note today, and it looks like that trend will continue for the first 2 weeks of the month.
8-14 Day Temperature Outlook (Courtesy: CPC)
It looks like the pattern we've seen for much of the summer (trough in the East, ridge in the West) is staying put to start off the month. So, we can expect more of the same: unsettled weather at times with multiple storm systems and disturbances leading to wetter than average weather and a flow out of the north and west keeping us cooler than average.
8-14 Precipitation Outlook (Courtesy: CPC)
So, will this pattern ever break and will we see more summer-like weather before summer comes to an end? The outlook from the CPC isn't looking good on that front. The heat is expected to stay out west for the next several months. The good news though is that if the wet weather continues, we should be in for a good show when the leaves change color come fall!
