Brrr! Seattle shivers through coldest start to July in 15 years
Grab the blankets and sweatshirts, Seattle, it’s … July?
Really?
Although the calendar indicates we’re well into the seventh month of the year, Mother Nature appears bent on making us feel otherwise, as weather more befitting of spring or fall—heck, even winter at times—continues to rule the roost.
Cloudy, damp weather has more or less been the norm in the region since mid-May, although it hasn’t always been cool—up until now, that is. Ever since June wrapped up on a slightly warmer-than-normal note (thanks to a stretch in the 80s right after the solstice), summerlike temperatures have been nowhere to be found in Seattle. Case-in-point: July is off to its coldest start in Seattle in 15 years.
The city’s average temperature (high temperature plus low temperature, divided by two) through the first eight days of the month stands at a chilly 62.5 degrees—roughly 2 degrees below normal for early July. Although that may not seem like that dramatic of a difference, most of our recent summers have ranged from fairly warm to downright blazing hot (I’m looking at you, 2013, 2014, 2015 … 2017 … and 2018), making the cooldown feel more much noticeable than it otherwise would.
http://www.seattleweatherblog.com/cold-weather/brrr-seattle-shivers-through-coldest-start-to-july-in-15-years/
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