July has come and gone. As I sit tonight on the farm, listening to the chorus of nighttime in Missouri (and a sleeping dog in the room), I find myself reflecting on the pleasures of July. After-dinner walks with my beautiful girls, morning runs, fishing trips, and blackberry pickin'...there usually isn't much to speak of as far as the weather is concerned, but that's okay. It seems that even the weather needs a break, too. This July is no different as we haven't experienced any major weather events. The conversations you here today--and many other areas--speak the tone of how beautiful our weather has been! Here are some notable stats:
> Maximum temperature: 90° on July 11
> Minimum temperature: 56° on July 18, 19*, 20*
(*record)> Mean temperature: 72.3° (Second coldest July at COU)
> Days we've met or exceeded average max temp: 3
In the precipitation department, we have run a surplus this year once again. Last year's deluge near the end of the month offered us an unheard of total of 11.77" of rain. I was away for that 3-day event, but was welcomed home with a rain gauge filled more than half way! Here are the totals from the last three years:
July 2007 ..... 1.42"
July 2008 ..... 11.77"
July 2009 ..... 6.48"
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I did a little research on 100 degree days here as it seems that it's been a while. My hunch was right, we haven't experienced a day over 100° since August 16, 2007.
Here is a list of 100° days as recorded at the Columbia Regional Airport (COU):
2009: None
2008: None
2007:- 8/7 : 100°
- 8/11: 103°
- 8/12: 102°
- 8/14: 104°
- 8/15: 105°
- 8/16: 103°
2006: - 7/19: 101°
- 7/20: 103°
- 7/29: 101°
- 7/30: 103°
- 7/31: 102°
- 8/1 : 102°
- 8/2 : 103°
- 8/6 : 103°
- 8/9 : 102°
2005:- 7/20: 100°
- 7/21: 102°
- 7/22: 103°
- 7/23: 105°
- 7/24: 105°
- 7/25: 102°
- 8/3 : 100°
- 8/10: 101°
2004: None
2003: - 8/17: 103°
- 8/18: 101°
- 8/19: 100°
- 8/20: 102°
- 8/21: 105°
- 8/25: 101°
- 8/26: 101°
2002: None
2001: None
2000: None
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TemperaturesAs I walked out to my car yesterday morning before the sun was up, I was greeted with a familiar sensation. A warm front had passed through and brought with it the wet sultry air that fills your lungs this time of year. It sure made me thankful for the absence of heat and humidity last month.
High: 90° on July 10
Low: 56° on July 18, 19*, 20* (*record)
Mean High (Average): 81.8° (88.6°)
Mean Low (Average): 63.1° (66.3°)
PrecipitationHad it not been for heavy rain on the 3rd, this would have been a below average month for the rain bucket. Our daily total of 3.52" on that day helped us reach our surplus of 2.36".
Average July Precip: 4.12"
EAA OshkoshI went with my dad, brother, and his two sons this past weekend up in
OSNW3's part of the country for the annual Airventure air show. The show impressed me on so many levels, and the weather followed suit. With the exception of a brief shower early Saturday morning in response to the cold front passing through, we had partly cloudy skies all day Saturday and Sunday. Temperatures struggled to get out of the 70s both days, too. I will post pictures later this week.
The time has almost come to get the kids back in the classroom. Since we don't have AC yet, here's to another cool month!
We are on the mark as of today in the rain bucket for August with a total of 3.61", only 0.03" behind the average for Fulton. Seems with the strong cold front passing through today we will have another above average month. 
We are on the mark as of today in the rain bucket for August with a total of 3.61", only 0.03" behind the average for Fulton. Seems with the strong cold front passing through today we will have another above average month. 
