Weather Extremes of July 2013

By: Chris Dolce

Published: August 2,2013

 

 

 

Hottest July in History

From coast to coast, we saw a variety of record-breaking weather in July 2013. We have a look at the hot, dry and wet extremes of the past month starting with the hot spots first.

July 2013 Temperatures

Source: NOAA

Though this July was not nearly as hot as July 2012 for the vast majority of the country, several cities still recorded one of their hottest Julys on record.
Northeast
A heat wave that lasted a week in middle July helped propel Hartford, Conn., Bridgeport, Conn. and Providence, R.I. to their hottest July on record.
Boston tied its fifth hottest July and New York City recorded its eighth hottest July.
West
Salt Lake City, Utah, Reno, Nev. and Burns, Ore. all saw their hottest July in history. For Reno and Salt Lake City, July 2013 was the warmest of any month since records began in the late 1800s.
It was the third hottest July in Boise, Idaho and the fourth hottest July in Anchorage, Alaska.