Continuing Trend, Warmest August in Recent History

August continued this summer's trend of warmer than normal temperature, ending at 608 heating degree days, one of the warmest in recent years.  This brings total cumulative heating degree days for the season so far to 1943. To put this into perspective, at the end of August 2013, we had as many or more heating degree days as the full seasons in 2007, 2008, and 2010.  While 2013 has been a warm summer, it has not been a particularly hot one; temps have hit the 90 degree mark only 16 days, and only 2 of them have been above 94.  This summer's temps have just been consistently above the normal daily historical averages.

August continued the trend of below normal rainfall, coming in at 0.35", slightly less than the norm of 0.5".  Season-to-date rainfall is 38.4".