June Temperatures Running Above Average

Sunday's high temperature reached 88 degrees, just shy of the forecast high of 90 degrees.  But so far for the month of June we've definitely had our share of warmth.  June is averaging roughly two degrees above normal, and there doesn't appear to much cool air arriving in the near future.

But with the string of 90 degree days we've had already, I wondered just how many times we reach 90 degrees, or higher, during the month of June.  Looking over 30 years of climate data (1981-2010), we average roughly 3.6 90 degree days, or higher, during the month of June.  July averages 5.5 days and August averages 3.6 days.  Looking back over the past four years: June 2015 - one day, June 2014 - no days, June 2013 - one day and June 2012 was very hot with 11 days reaching 90 degrees or higher!!

Monday's high could come close to 90 degrees, but a little more cloud cover may limit us to the upper 80's.