Narrative Summary - July 1996
July 1996 was much warmer than normal, averaging 79.5ºF, 3.3º above normal
(76.2ºF). The warmest July averaged 82.2ºF (1985), while the coolest (in
1993) averaged 70.5ºF. The following daily temperature records were
established during the month:
| New | Old | |||||||||
| Date | Category | Record | Record | Year | ||||||
| 2 | High Maximum | 103 | 102 | 1967 | ||||||
| 15 | High Maximum | 108 | 106 | 1973 | ||||||
| 18 | Low Maximum | 76 | 78 | 1987 | ||||||
| 18 | Low Minimum | 49 | 49 | 1986 | Tie | |||||
| 26 | High Maximum | 108 | 105 | 1988 |
Precipitation for July 1996 totaled 0.14 in., 78% of normal (0.18 in.). The
wettest July, in 1993, received 1.76 in., while the driest, in 1980 and
earlier years, received only a trace. Total precipitation since January 1 is
4.71 in., 140% of normal (3.36 in.).
For additional information contact:
| Ken Burk | 373-3215 | |
| Dana Hoitink | 372-6414 |
Note: The information in this summary pertains specifically to
the Hanford Meteorology Station (HMS), which is located
approximately 25 miles northwest of Richland, Washington. No
attempt should be made to infer meteorological conditions at other
locations from these data.