First day of July is coolest since May
Posted Jul01, 2008 at 05:12 PM
Roanoke's high of 75 was cooler than any day in June and cooler than 20 of May's 31 days. The last day which had a high temperature lower than this first day of July was May 28, when it only got to 71. Today's high temperature was 11 degrees below normal.
It wasn't close to a record for coolest high temperature for July 1, though. The high on July 1, 1943, was 68, while the highs on July 1, 1912, and July 1, 1985, were each 69.
If the skies clear tonight, widespread lows in the 50s will occur, with a few 40s in the deeper valleys to the west. Highs will slowly climb back to the mid and upper 80s by the end of the week, with moisture also increasing, firing more afternoon showers and thunderstorms again as the weekend approaches.
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