Our normally widely varied weather settles into a somewhat standard pattern during the month of July.  The mercury climbs each day in what is our hottest month and thunderstorms become very common during the afternoon and evening hours.

The average monthly high temperature for July is 88 degrees and can oftentimes get much higher than that.  In fact, the record high temperature for all but seven days during the month are at or above 100 degrees.

Afternoon thunderstorms occur on average every three days during July.  These events can be extreme and are known to bring heavy rains and damaging wind and hail.

Find out more about what to expect this July in our complete July weather preview.