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The average temperatures for July were pretty much exactly average but there was very little deviation at all, with barely a 2C difference between the averages and records. April, May, and June this year all had (slightly) warmer record highs than July.
It was also apparently very cloudy especially in the first half of the month, though I was out-of-town for a few weeks so I missed a lot of it. I did notice most of the grass was green when I got back in the second half of the month, which is very unusual at that time of the year.
That's why you ignore the total and go with the average! I reckon it's also an easier number to think about than the total. Percentage data would be the best though. Just remember to save the May data or it could be lost forever!
Very. We don't always get there in the spring, but we practically always do in the summer. The last July that failed to hit 26°C was 2011, with a maximum of 25.8°C. The last one before that was 2000, with a maximum of 25.6°C.
And I looked back all the way to 1990 and the only other July that failed to hit 25°C was 1993, and it's missing several days of data so who knows if it actually did.
It should be noted, though, that these measurements are taken at the airport weather station, right by the water where summer temperatures are milder - inland areas can get up to 5°C to 7°C hotter during heat waves so even this year they've certainly exceeded 26°C on numerous occasions.
Still a very mild summer in terms of record temperatures for us, though. And it looks like the trend is continuing into August with forecast highs between 20°C and 22°C for the whole first week of the month.
For the country as a whole, July was 1C warmer than the 61-90 normal. Some parts of the far NE was more than 3C warmer than avg, while much of the southernmost part of the country had temperatures near 61-90 normal.
Record high for the country was 32.2C at Brusdalsvatn (a little inland from Ã…lesund).
Precipitation was 120 % of normal. Wettest station (Innerdalen) recorded 432 mm precip!
In the high Arctic, Svalbard Airport recorded the warmest and wettest July ever, 3C above normal with mean 9C, 68 consecutive months warmer than average now.
In Trondheim, a fairly uneventful July, temp about the same as 1986-2015 average, precipitation slightly below average (precip from Voll) and also a cloudy month.
1961-90 average for 24-hr mean was 13.7C, while 1986-2015 average is 15C at Trondheim-Værnes.
First half of the month was cloudy and fairly cool, while last half was warmer than average.
Record high for the region was 30.8C at Hitra island.
One station from the other main regions of Norway.
Drammen (SE) had avg temperatures (61-90) but 184 % of precipitation.
Bergen-Florida recorded the wettest July ever! However, earlier stations in Bergen has recorded more precip in July. Also very very cloudy July there.
Bardufoss in the far north recorded the warmest high of these four stations. Less sunhours than average.
That's why you ignore the total and go with the average! I reckon it's also an easier number to think about than the total. Percentage data would be the best though. Just remember to save the May data or it could be lost forever!
BOM has stopped sunshine observations at many sites (announced in April).
* The night from the 10th to the 11th July actually had a low temperature of 22,1°C.
In the late evening/night of the 11th July there were thunderstorms pulling the temperature down to 21,5°C.
Departures from average. Yeah, a big deficit for east coast of FL.
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