FOURTH OF JULY
THE HIGHEST TEMPERATURE EVER RECORDED ON FOURTH OF JULY WAS 92
DEGREES SET IN 1988. THE LOWEST EVER RECORDED OCCURRED IN 1927 WHEN THE MERCURY DIPPED TO 46 DEGREES. NORMALLY, THE HIGH TEMPERATURE AVERAGES NEAR 78 DEGREES AND THE LOW ABOUT 61.
THERE IS ROUGHLY A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF HAVING PRECIPITATION OF A TRACE OR MORE AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE OCCURRED ON 29 OF THE PAST 131 JULY FOURTHS. THE MOST PRECIPITATION EVER RECORDED WAS 2.19 INCHES IN 2004.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM OCCURRED IN 1900, FROM 6:30PM TO 8PM BEING INTENSE. SEVERAL PLACES WERE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING ALTHOUGH THE DAMAGE WAS MOSTLY MINOR. THE STORM WAS MOST SEVERE IN THE NORTHERN PART OF THE CITY WHERE THE DROPS WERE AS LARGE AS MARBLES.
IN 2004, VIOLENT THUNDERSTORMS RAKED THE AREA DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVNEING. OVER TWO INCHES OF RAIN FELL ON THE CITY WHICH RESULTED IN SOME STREET AND BASEMENT FLOODING.
FOURTH OF JULY PERIOD OF RECORD: 138 YEARS 1874‑2012
TEMPERATURE DATA
HIGHEST 92 DEGREES IN 1988
LOWEST 46 DEGREES IN 1927
LOWEST MAXIMUM 63 DEGREES IN 1882
HIGHEST MINIMUM 78 DEGREES IN 1897
AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE 77.8 DEGREES
AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE 60.8 DEGREES
HIGH TEMPERATURE BY 10 DEGREE RANGES
60S 70S 80S 90S
19 61 52 7 NUMBER OF OCCURRENCES
14% 44% 38% 5%
PRECIPITATION DATA
NUMBER OF TIMES WITH MEASURABLE 55 OCCURRENCES OR 40%
NUMBER OF TIMES WITH A TRACE OR MORE 69 OCCURRENCES OR 50%
NUMBER OF TIMES WITH NO PRECIP 71 OCCURRENCES OR 52%
NUMBER OF DAYS WITH PRECIPITATION OF: 0.01 INCH OR MORE 56
0.50 INCH OR MORE 12
1.00 INCH OR MORE 3
THUNDERSTORMS HAVE OCCURRED ON 30 OF THE PAST 138 JULY 4TH'S (OR 22%)
MAXIMUM PRECIPITATION: 2.19 INCHES IN 2004
NUMBER OF DAYS: CLOUDY 21 OR 15%
PARTLY CLOUDY 88 OR 64%
CLEAR 31 OR 22%
FOURTH OF JULY
YEAR HI LO MEAN PRECIP TRW CY PTCY CLR TRW
1871 68 1.22 PARTLY CLOUDY
1872 73 0.03 PARTLY CLOUDY
1873 72 0.34 PARTLY CLOUDY
1874 76 58 66 0.67 X CLOUDY
1875 74 6 69 0.51 PARTLY CLOUDY
1876 75 62 69 0.32 X CLOUDY
1877 70 58 65 0.00 PARTLY CLOUDY
1878 80 68 74 0.11 PARTLY CLOUDY
1879 77 63 71 0.00 PARTLY CLOUDY
1880 75 57 71 0.00 PARTLY CLOUDY
1881 70 64 69 0.35 CLOUDY
1882 63 53 56 0.09 PARTLY CLOUDY
1883 80 69 72 0.07 X CLOUDY
1884 82 65 68 1.10 X CLOUDY
1885 72 62 67 0.00 PARTLY CLOUDY
1886 87 57 74 0.00 PARTLY CLOUDY
1887 88 72 79 0.23 X PARTLY CLOUDY
1888 81 68 71 0.00 PARTLY CLOUDY
1889 69 60 64 0.48 PARTLY CLOUDY
1890 73 58 66 TR PARTLY CLOUDY
1891 65 55 60 0.04 PARTLY CLOUDY
1892 66 50 58 0.01 PARTLY CLOUDY
1893 72 54 63 0.00 PARTLY CLOUDY
1894 75 65 70 TR PARTLY CLOUDY
1895 73 61 67 0.00 PARTLY CLOUDY
1896 80 66 73 0.80 X PARTLY CLOUDY
1897 91 78 84 0.00 CLEAR
1898 76 58 67 0.28 X PARTLY CLOUDY
1899 83 72 78 TR PARTLY CLOUDY
1900 78 67 72 0.55 X PARTLY CLOUDY
1901 81 70 76 TR PARTLY CLOUDY
1902 79 62 70 0.01 X PARTLY CLOUDY
1903 82 64 73 0.08 PARTLY CLOUDY
1904 80 60 70 0.06 X PARTLY CLOUDY
1905 88 70 79 0.01 X PARTLY CLOUDY
1906 69 61 65 0.66 X PARTLY CLOUDY
1907 75 55 65 0.00 CLEAR
1908 79 68 74 0.01 X PARTLY CLOUDY
1909 67 52 60 0.00 PARTLY CLOUDY
1910 75 58 66 0.00 PARTLY CLOUDY
1911 90 74 82 0.00 CLEAR
1912 80 70 75 0.00 PARTLY CLOUDY
1913 83 69 76 0.16 PARTLY CLOUDY
1914 79 60 70 0.00 PARTLY CLOUDY
FOURTH OF JULY
YEAR HI LO MEAN PRECIP TRW CY PTCY CLR TRW
1915 79 60 70 TR PARTLY CLOUDY
1916 76 58 67 0.00 PARTLY CLOUDY
1917 66 56 61 0.00 CLEAR
1918 78 58 68 0.00 CLEAR
1919 79 73 76 0.00 X PARTLY CLOUDY
1920 66 55 60 0.00 PARTLY CLOUDY
1921 83 74 78 0.00 CLEAR
1922 67 54 60 0.00 CLOUDY
1923 73 63 68 TR CLEAR
1924 74 57 66 0.43 X PARTLY CLOUDY
1925 72 65 68 0.14 X CLOUDY
1926 77 58 68 0.00 CLEAR
1927 66 46 56 0.00 CLEAR
1928 73 66 70 0.00 PARTLY CLOUDY
1929 75 59 67 0.30 X CLOUDY
1930 73 55 64 0.00 PARTLY CLOUDY
1931 87 69 78 0.00 CLEAR
1932 69 55 62 0.79 PARTLY CLOUDY
1933 80 58 69 0.00 CLEAR
1934 80 61 70 0.00 CLEAR
1935 76 68 72 0.09 PARTLY CLOUDY
1936 75 59 67 0.00 CLEAR
1937 87 61 74 0.00 CLEAR
1938 72 58 65 0.00 CLEAR
1939 86 71 78 0.01 PARTLY CLOUDY
1940 65 52 58 0.00 PARTLY CLOUDY
1941 81 60 70 0.00 PARTLY CLOUDY
1942 68 62 65 0.07 PARTLY CLOUDY
1943 73 65 69 0.69 PARTLY CLOUDY
1944 87 59 73 0.00 PARTLY CLOUDY
1945 85 53 69 0.00 CLEAR
1946 84 54 69 0.00 CLEAR
1947 80 59 70 0.00 CLEAR
1948 89 59 74 0.00 CLEAR
1949 86 71 78 0.26 X PARTLY CLOUDY
1950 76 60 68 0.34 PARTLY CLOUDY
1951 77 64 71 0.20 X CLOUDY
1952 79 64 72 0.23 PARTLY CLOUDY
1953 82 49 66 0.00 PARTLY CLOUDY
1954 84 58 71 0.00 X PARTLY CLOUDY
1955 90 65 78 0.00 CLEAR
1956 74 58 66 0.00 CLOUDY
1957 80 66 73 0.49 CLOUDY
1958 76 62 69 0.10 CLOUDY
1959 88 59 74 0.00 CLEAR
FOURTH OF JULY
YEAR HI LO MEAN PRECIP TRW CY PTCY CLR TRW REMARKS
1960 66 51 59 0.00 PARTLY CLOUDY
1961 64 51 58 0.00 PARTLY CLOUDY
1962 82 50 66 0.00 PARTLY CLOUDY
1963 74 51 63 0.00 CLEAR
1964 73 60 67 0.00 CLOUDY
1965 79 57 68 0.00 CLEAR, VERY PLEASANT
1966 81 64 73 0.10 CLOUDY
1967 73 54 64 TR PARTLY CLOUDY
1968 71 52 62 0.00 CLEAR, 92% SUNSHINE
1969 83 57 70 0.85 X PARTLY CLOUDY, AFTERNOON SHOWERS
1970 73 62 68 0.24 X PARTLY CLOUDY
1971 83 57 70 0.00 CLEAR
1972 68 52 60 0.00 PARTLY CLOUDY
1973 79 66 73 0.37 X PARTLY CLOUDY, EVENING THUNDERSTORMS
1974 90 69 80 0.18 X PARTLY CLOUDY, LATE AFTERNOON
1975 83 64 74 0.00 PARTLY CLOUDY, RECREATIONAL
1976 74 57 66 0.00 PARTLY CLOUDY
1977 80 64 72 0.10 PARTLY CLOUDY
1978 71 57 64 TR PARTLY CLOUDY
1979 71 50 61 0.00 PARTLY CLOUDY
1980 83 60 72 TR PARTLY CLOUDY
1981 85 67 76 0.00 PARTLY CLOUDY
1982 75 57 66 0.00 PARTLY CLOUDY
1983 89 70 80 0.12 X PARTLY CLOUDY, LATE NIGHT THUNDERSTORMS
1984 76 70 73 0.09 PARTLY CLOUDY
1985 85 59 72 0.00 CLEAR
1986 77 52 65 TR PARTLY CLOUDY, AFTERNOON SHOWER, BREEZY
1987 74 64 69 0.00 PARTLY CLOUDY
1988 92 57 75 0.00 CLEAR, SUNNY, HOT
1989 74 69 74 0.16 CLOUDY, MORNING RAIN
1990 90 74 82 0.00 X PARTLY CLOUDY, BREEZY, TSTMS SOUTH & EAST
1991 80 65 73 0.80 X PARTLY CLOUDY, AFTERNOON TSTMS
1992 74 63 69 TR M. SUNNY, OVERNIGHT SHOWER
1993 90 64 83 0.00 MOSTLY SUNNY
1994 89 61 75 0.00 MOSTLY SUNNY
1995 84 57 71 TR X CLEAR, NIGHTTIME TSTMS
1996 74 56 65 TR PARTLY CLOUDY, EARLY A.M. SHOWERS
1997 66 54 60 0.00 CLOUDY, BREEZY, COOL
1998 70 62 66 0.85 CLOUDY
1999 86 75 81 0.00 MOSTLY SUNNY
2000 77 62 70 TR PARTLY CLOUDY, AFTERNOON SHOWER
2001 73 64 69 TR CLOUDY
2002 85 70 78 0.05 PARTLY CLOUDY, AFTERNOON RAINSHOWER
2003 85 66 76 TR PARTLY CLOUDY, EARLY AFTN RAINSHOWER
2004 88 67 78 2.19 X PARTLY CLOUDY, LATE AFTN/EVE STORMS
FOURTH OF JULY
YEAR HI LO MEAN PRECIP TRW CY PTCY CLR TRW REMARKS
2005 89 71 80 0.19 X THUNDERSTORM WITH HAIL , THEN SUNNY
2006 77 67 73 0.03 LIGHT FOG, THEN PARTLY SUNNY
2007 66 62 64 0.56 FOG IN THE MORNING THEN CLOUDY WITH RAIN
2008 75 52 64 0.00 FOG THEN SUNSHINE
2009 69 56 63 0.0 MOSTLY CLOUDY
2010 82 61 71.5 0.0 MOSTLY SUNNY
2011 80 62 71 0.0 PARTLY CLOUDY
2012 87 69 78 0.0 MOSTLY SUNNY, HAZE