As we draw to a close a cold and wet July it is interesting to compare the average daily highs for the last two months:
The average high last June was almost as warm as the average JULY high. The average high this month was actually BELOW the average JUNE high. Basically, the months swapped. By the way the hot June was no more an indication of global warming than this cool July an indication of there NOT being global warming. Our July was driven by El Nino falling into place and kicking in a long-standing through over the eastern U.S.. The warming evidence is based on decadal time scales not monthly.
We end up July with just over 6 inches of rain at Nashville (just over 7″ in Clarksville). The average is just under 4″ for the month. This makes the third month in a row of above-normal rainfall.
What a difference a year makes! My COCORAHS records show 5.18″ for all of last July, but almost 2″ of that was on 7/31. So really only 3″ of rain for the whole month.
What happened to the storms last night anyway? I was all set for great show in Williamson Cty and everything went North. By the looks of the radar early in the evening, there was no way the storms could miss us, but they just turned to the North after crossing the river. What caused that?