We’re already over halfway through August, but I still haven’t done a July recap. Now is finally time.
The really big story through the whole month was the pattern. This pattern was pretty much a blocking high is the southern US trying so desperately hard to give us a heat wave, while a total of 7 lows laughed it is profusely. The jet stream for probably over half of the month was overhead, meaning also has lots of storms. So, parts of the city got more rain than June, but the actual place where the official Environment Canada station is, Blatchford, only got 36.8 mm. Also, around the end of the month we did see a short omega block appearance, which broke up the pattern for only a few days, before it came back.
Here are some stats for the month:
| Value | Compared to last 5 years | Compared to last 30 years | |
| Temperature | Mean 18.1 Highest 31.9 Lowest 5.6 | 1.5 degrees below | 0.25 degrees below |
| Precipitation | 36.8 mm | Near normal | Near normal |
| Humidity | Mean 60% Highest 99% Lowest 23% | ||
| Dew point | Mean 9.4 Highest 16.2 Lowest -0.2 | 2.75 degrees below | 1.5 degrees below |
| Humidex | Highest 35 | ||
| Wind | Mean 8.6 Highest 25 Lowest 0 | Near normal | Near normal |
| Gusts | Highest 46 | ||
| Smoke | Median ~45 AQI, 2.1 AQHI | ||
| Moisture | Mean ~20 kg/m² | ~2.5 kg/m² below | Near normal |
| Cloud cover | Mean ~60% | ~8% above | ~8% above |
| Pressure | Mean 1015.4 Highest 1028.3 Lowest 999.3 | ~1.5 hPa above | ~2 hPa above |
Here are a few more stats:
- Number of days with precipitation >0.2 mm – 11
- Number of days with precipitation >25 mm – 0
- Number of days with temperature <-20°C – 0
- Number of days with temperature <0°C – 0
- Number of days with temperature >30°C – 3
- Number of days with humidex >30°C – 6
- Number of days with humidex >35°C – 1
- Number of days with humidex >40°C – 0
- Number of days with wind chill <-30°C – 0
- Number of days with wind chill <-35°C – 0
- Number of days with wind chill <-40°C – 0
- Number of days with AQHI >4 – 9
- Number of days with AQHI >7 – 2
- Number of days with AuroraWatch yellow alert: 6
- Number of days with AuroraWatch red alert: 3
Well, there you go. August recap coming hopefully in the first half of September!