Virginia:

Arlington/Washington, D.C. - " THE MONTHLY AVERAGE TEMPERATURE IN WASHINGTON DC THIS JULY 2014 WAS SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL. PRECIPITATION WAS ABOVE NORMAL. ALTHOUGH THE MONTHLY AVERAGE TEMPERATURE WAS ONLY SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL...THIS WAS THE COOLEST JULY SINCE 2009. THE LOW TEMPERATURE OF 60 DEGF ON THE 30TH WAS THE COOLEST JULY TEMPERATURE OBSERVED SINCE 2002 WHEN THE TEMPERATURE DROPPED TO 60 DEGF ON THE 12TH. DAILY RAINFALL OF 1.71 INCHES ON THE 15TH MARKED THE RAINIEST JULY DAY SINCE 2010 WHEN 1.86 INCHES OF RAINFALL WAS OBSERVED ON THE 13TH. DESPITE THE COOL TEMPERATURES AND ABOVE NORMAL PRECIPITATION...NO RECORDS WERE BROKEN THIS MONTH. " - [ - + ] - from NWS Sterling, VA

Chantilly - from Russ Topping: " July mean temperature was below normal with above normal rainfall. The mean monthly temperature was 76.2° (-0.5°). The mean high temperature was 86.4° (-1.5°) and the mean low temperature was 66.1° (+0.6°). A record high minimum temperature was set on the 13th (72.6°). July precipitation of 4.74" was above average (+1.07"), most of which fell during the first half of the month. A new daily rainfall record was set on the 10th (1.83"). Thunderstorms were observed on the 2nd, 3rd, 8th (severe, wind damage), 10th (pea sized hail), 14th, and 15th. *Please note, anemometer is currently partially obstructed from the North and East " - [ - + ]

Dulles - from NWS Sterling (KLWX): " MONTHLY AVERAGE TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION AT DULLES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT THIS JULY 2014 WERE BOTH BELOW NORMAL. IT WAS THE COOLEST JULY SINCE 2001. THREE RECORD DAILY LOW TEMPERATURES WERE SET THIS MONTH. A RECORD DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE OF 55 DEGF ON THE 17TH TIED THE RECORD SET IN 1976. A SECOND RECORD DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE OF 52 DEGF WAS SET ON THE 29TH...BREAKING THE OLD RECORD OF 53 DEGF SET IN 1978. A THIRD RECORD DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE OF 48 DEGF WAS SET ON THE 30TH...BREAKING THE OLD RECORD OF 51 DEGF SET IN 1981. THE LOW TEMPERATURE OF 48 DEGF ON THE 30TH WAS THE COOLEST JULY TEMPERATURE OBSERVED SINCE 2002 WHEN THE TEMPERATURE DROPPED TO 47 DEGF ON THE 12TH. DESPITE BEING A COOL MONTH OVERALL...TWO RECORD DAILY HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURES WERE SET THIS MONTH. A RECORD DAILY HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 71 DEGF ON THE 1ST BROKE THE OLD RECORD OF 70 DEGF SET IN 2011. A SECOND RECORD DAILY HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 72 DEGF ON THE 13TH TIED THE RECORD SET IN 2006. " - [ - - ]

Herndon - from member Randy Ashby: " July was below normal for temperature and well above for precipitation. The temperatures ranged between a high of 94 and a low of 51 and was 2.4 degrees below normal. The low temperature of 51 on Jul 30 was the lowest temperature ever recorded at this site in July. On the precipitation side, the month was 2.83” above normal, with 6.78” measured. We had precipitation on 12 days during the month, but most of the rainfall came during extremely heavy showers that occurred on the afternoon of July 15 when we received 3.75” in just a few hours. This rainfall caused a storm drain to overflow and a couple basements nearby had their basements flooded. We are now almost 10.5” above normal for precipitation for the year. " - [ - + ]

Norfolk - from NWS Wakefield AKQ: " ...Slightly below normal temperatures and above normal precipitation characterized Norfolk weather in July... The average temperature at Norfolk International Airport was 78.6 degrees, which was 1.0 degree below normal. The average high temperature was 86.1degrees or 1.3 degrees below normal. The average low temperature was 71.2 degrees or 0.7 degrees below normal. The highest temperature was 97 degrees on the 2nd. The lowest temperature was 62 degrees on the 6th. There were 10 days with maximum temperatures above 90degrees, which is 0.9 days below normal. Precipitation came in at 7.87 inches, which was 2.73 inches above normal. The greatest 24 hour total was 3.58 inches from the 9th into the 10th. There were 8 days with measurable rainfall, which is 3.1 days below normal. July finished as the 28th wettest July on record. This follows up the 20th driest June on record. There were 847 accumulated growing degree days (GDD), which was 50 GDD below the 1981-2010 normal of 897 GDD. The highest was on the 3rd, at 32 GDD. For 2014, precipitation has reached 29.4 inches, which is 2.98 inches above normal. The average temperature year-to-date is 58.4 degrees, which is 0.5 degrees below normal. A record high minimum temperature was tied on July 9 of 78 degrees. " - [ - + ]

Portsmouth - from Bill Trotter: " JULY 2014 WAS THE 3rd WETTEST JULY IN THE DATABASE TO 1976. The top 5 wettest Julys include: 1) 13.32" 1999 2) 11.80" 1996 3) 11.35" 2014 4) 11.13" 2012 5) 8.75" 1991. JULY 2014 WAS THE 10th COOLEST JULY IN THE DATABASE TO 1976. The top 10 coolest Julys include: 1) 76.1° 2001 2) 76.9° 2000 2) 76.9° 1984 4) 77.5° 1979 5) 77.9° 1982 6) 78.1° 2009 6) 78.1° 1996 8) 78.3° 2007 9) 78.6° 2003 10) 78.7° 2014. July's average temperature of 78.6° was 1.2° BELOW NORMAL. Precipitation (11.35") was WELL-ABOVE NORMAL by 5.73" or 202% of the July average during the period from 1976 to 2013. Rainfall for the year through July 31st was 40.14" (+11.71" or 141% of normal). To view the station monthly and year-to-date climatological summary (LCD) for this Portsmouth station, please click here. Frontal passages were noted on these dates: 4th, 11th, 16th, 24th, and 28th. STATION RECORDS: 2nd- TEMPERATURE Maximum 96° [previous 95° 1994] 3rd - TEMPERATURE Maximum 97° [previously 1983] 3rd - TEMPERATURE Maximum low 77° [previously 1983] 6th - TEMPERATURE TIED Minimum low 60° [previously 1979] 9th - RAINFALL 2.90" [previous 1.61" 2003] 10th - RAINFALL 2.45" [previous 1.39" 1993] 17th - TEMPERATURE TIED Minimum low 78° [previously 1981] - [ - + ]

Glen Allen - from Lowell Koontz: " July was the driest July on record at the Glen Allen station. The 1.95 inches monthly precipitation was a departure of -2.42 inches. The mean temperature was -2.6 °F below average for the past six years but remember three of these years were in the top five of the warmest in recorded history of the Richmond area. July was our driest month since September of 2013 when 1.52 inches was recorded. Only ten months have been drier at this station since records were started in August of 2008. Glen Allen had only 8 days in July with measurable precipitation which sets a new record for July; the previous record was 9 days. The maximum precipitation recorded in a day and for 24 hours was 0.73 inches on the 24th. Both were in 2nd place; the record for the day is 0.63 inches in 2012 and the previous 24 hour period record is 0.65 in 2012. Thunder was heard on only 6 days during July, the 2nd least on record for July and no storms had much lightning. July’s mean temperature was 77.7 the second coolest July on record; only 2009 was cooler. The coolest July day (lowest daily mean) was 68.5°F which tied the six year lowest on record. The minimum temperature during July was 54°F on July 5th which occurred only 3 days after the highest temperature for July on the 2nd of 98°F which was the hottest day. This was the highest maximum temperature since July 27, 2012 when it was also 98°F. The highest dew point was 77.3 °F on the 2nd; this maximum dew point for the month is the lowest on record for July in the past 6 years. The total wind run for July was 1995.2 miles which was a new maximum record for July as were the daily average and daily maximum for the month. " - [ - - ]

Richmond - from contributor Lowell Koontz (GAV): " The Richmond International Airport’s greatest one day precipitation amount this month was on the 24th with 1.99 inches which was a record for the 24th; the previous record was 1.60 in 1978. The Richmond International Airport reported the following average temperatures and departures from the 30 year average. The average maximum was 89.8°F dep. +0.1°F. The average minimum was 69.3°F with a dep. of +0.4°F. The mean temperature was 79.5°F with a dep. of +0.2 °F. The other three records were: July 2nd that tied the old record high minimum of 76°F set in 1922 and 1903; July 3rd that set a new record high minimum of 77°F - the old record was 76°F set in 1980, 1953, 1903 and 1898; July 2nd daily mean average was 87.5°F that set a new record high daily mean temperature and the previous record for the 2nd was 87.0 set in 1968. July’s mean temperature was 79.5°F which made it the 30th warmest July in the past 117 years. The high minimum temperature for July was 77°F on the 3rd and 14th. Only 13 Julys since 1897 have had a higher minimum temperature. The lowest maximum temperature during July was 81°F on the 10th; only 6 years since 1897 have had a higher temperature. The two hottest days in July were the 8th and 14th both having a daily mean temperature of 88.0°F ; only 14 years since 1897 have had higher daily mean temperatures in July. The 2.63 inches of rainfall made it the 25th driest July in the past 117 years. July had 8 days of measurable rainfall, only 17 Julys in the past 117 years have had fewer days of measurable rainfall. " - [ + - ]

Richmond - from NWS Wakefield AKQ: " ...Near normal temperatures and below normal precipitation characterized Richmond weather in July ... The average temperature at Richmond International Airport was 79.5 degrees, which was 0.2 degrees above normal. The average high temperature was 89.8 degrees or 0.1 degrees above normal. The average low temperature was 69.3 degrees or 0.4 degrees above normal. The highest temperature was 100 degrees on the 8th . The lowest temperature was 60 degrees on the 6th . There were 14 days with maximum temperatures above 90 degrees, which is 1.9 days below normal. Precipitation came in at 2.63 inches, which is 1.88 inches below normal. The greatest 24 hour total was 1.99 inches on the 24th. There were 8 days with measurable rainfall, which is 3.4 days below normal. There were 846.5 accumulated growing degree days (GDD), which was 4.5 GDD below the 1981 -2010 normal of 851 GDD. The highest was on the 3rd and 14th, at 31.5 GDD. For 2014 , precipitation has reached 22.06 inches, which is 3.27 inches below normal. The average temperature year-to-date is 57.8 degrees, which is 0.3 degrees below normal. A record high minimum was set on July 9 of 77 degrees. A record daily maximum rainfall amount was set on July 24 of 1.99 inches. " - [ + - ]

Woodstock - from member Lauck Walton: " Third coldest July in 29 years of records. " - [ - + ]

North Carolina:

Fayetteville - from NWS Raleigh (RAH): " THE HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 77 DEGREES ON THE 28TH TIED THE RECORD FOR THE DATE. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS SET IN 1914. THE PRECIPITATION TOTAL OF 1.86 INCHES WAS THE 5TH DRIEST JULY ON RECORD. THE PREVIOUS FIFTH DRIEST JULY WAS 1.88 INCHES FROM 1998. " - [ - - ]

Greensboro - from NWS Raleigh (RAH): " THE HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 73 DEGREES ON THE 3RD TIED THE PREVIOUS HIGH MINIMUM RECORD FOR THE DATE SET IN 2012. " - [ - - ]

Raleigh - from NWS Raleigh (RAH): " THE HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 74 DEGREES ON THE 31ST TIED THE RECORD FOR THE DATE SET IN 1999. RAINFALL ON THE 15TH TOTALED 4.21 INCHES...BREAKING THE PREVIOUS RECORD FOR THE DATE OF 2.80 INCHES SET IN 1954. " - [ - + ]

Raleigh - from contributor Bob Woodson (RAL): " THE REGIONAL COOLING TREND CONTINUES WITH THE JULY AVERAGE DAILY TEMPERATURE 2.7 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. SINCE JULY 2013, ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES HAVE BEEN OBSERVED DURING ONLY THREE MONTHS. RAINFALL FOR JULY TOTALED 5.75” WHICH IS 1.02” ABOVE NORMAL. YEAR TO DATE PRECIPITATION IS NOW 6.18” ABOVE NORMAL. NO SEVERE WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. DUE TO INSTRUMENT FAILURE, TEMPERATURE DATA FOR THE PERIOD JULY 20-JULY 25 IS NOT AVAILABLE. " - [ - + ]