{"id":11452,"date":"2013-08-15T17:25:54","date_gmt":"2013-08-15T23:25:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/?p=11452"},"modified":"2013-08-16T07:08:27","modified_gmt":"2013-08-16T13:08:27","slug":"july-2013-state-of-the-climate-u-s-warmer-wetter-than-average","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/climatology\/july-2013-state-of-the-climate-u-s-warmer-wetter-than-average\/","title":{"rendered":"July 2013 State of the Climate: U.S. warmer, wetter than average"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Significant Climate Events – July 2013 (NOAA). Click for larger view.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released its July 2013 State of the Climate report saying that while the average U.S. temperature was warmer than normal, precipitation was higher than normal.<\/p>\n

As we reported earlier<\/a>, here in the Denver area temperatures were largely average during the month.\u00a0 Precipitation was close to normal but fell short of that mark.<\/p>\n

The SOTC\u2019s larger view shows the contiguous United States\u2019 average temperature was 0.8\u00b0 above the 20th century average.\u00a0 This ranks it as the 30th warmest July on record.<\/p>\n

In terms of precipitation, the nation enjoyed a wetter than average month, one that ranks it as the 5th wettest July since record-keeping began.<\/p>\n

Below are the climate highlights from NOAA for July 2013.\u00a0 Click here to view the full, comprehensive report<\/a>.<\/p>\n

From NOAA:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Climate Highlights \u2014 July<\/em><\/p>\n