AUSTIN (KXAN) — We’re experiencing the wettest June since 2015, and still no triple digits in Austin yet, but that seems unlikely to continue as we head into July.
July is typically one of our hottest and driest months of the year, and the Climate Prediction Center just released its preliminary one-month outlook for next month.
It seems unlikely that our wet pattern is able to last into the driest month of summer, with an even drier-than-normal outlook expected.
Temperatures appear set to end up warmer than normal next month, too…and normal is already very hot.
What’s normal for July in Austin?
- Average high: 96.6º (second warmest month on average)
- July 1 average high: 95º
- July 31 average high: 99º
- Average low: 75.0º
- July 1 average low: 74º
- July 31 average low: 76º
- Average rain: 1.96″ (second driest month on average)
Inevitable triple-digit return
So far, Austin’s Camp Mabry has yet to record its first triple-digit day. Through June 24, three of the last five years had already had triple digits by now.
We only average three triple-digit days in June, but get the vast majority of our triple-digit days in July and August.
July tropical outlook
We’ve had one named storm in the tropics with a very brief appearance of Tropical Storm Arthur in the Gulf in mid-June.
KXAN TROPICAL TIMELINE
July typically sees a gradual increase in additional tropical development, especially in the Gulf and along the eastern seaboard.
We also typically see Saharan dust ramping up as we head through June into July. Saharan dust gets to Central Texas after being blown across the Atlantic Ocean. The dust causes a hazy view and can mitigate tropical development thanks to the introduction of drier air…