July 2009 will go down as the hottest July ever, and the the hottest month on record! Here are some of the statistics on the month:

• Average High: 102°
• Average Low: 76.9°
• Average Temperature: 89.5°

The previous hottest average monthly temperature was 89.1° set in July of 1870.

Every high temperature recorded in July was above normal. In fact, we only saw five days with highs in th 90s... the rest were well into the 100s. We also had either tied or broken record highs nine times during the month. The hottest day was July 8th when we hit 106.

Not much relief can be found in August around here. Typically, the first two weeks of the month are the hottest of the year. It looks like we will be charging right back into 100-degree weather on Monday... and stay there the rest of the week. Expect highs for most of the week to be between 103 and 105.

The strong ridge of high pressure that is overhead will reposition itself over the southeastern U.S. next weekend. This will give us a more southerly flow of the Gulf... along with slightly cooler temperatures and maybe a few late day showers... let's hope!

Stay cool...

Scott Prinsen