(Blog Written by Donald Sutherland)
Now that July 2012 is completed, some U.S. record temperature statistics:
– Daily record high temperatures: 4,404
– Monthly record high temperatures: 305
– All-time record high temperatures: 172
– Daily record low temperatures: 313
– Monthly record low temperatures: 14
Ratios:
– Daily record highs : Daily record lows: 14.1 : 1
– Monthly record highs : Monthly record lows: 21.8: 1
Additional Ratios:
– Monthly record highs : Daily record lows: 0.974: 1 (almost the same number of monthly record highs as daily record lows)
– All-time record highs : Daily record lows: 0.550 (for every 1.82 daily record lows, there was one all-time record high)
– All-time record highs : Monthly record lows: 12.3 : 1
It is very likely that July 2012 finished with a mean temperature of 77.0°F or higher for the contiguous United States. The only previous months on record with such warmth are:
July 1936: 77.43°F
July 2006: 77.26°F
July 2011: 77.01°F
July 1934: 77.00°F