July: A Long History of Heat

As we enter the Dog Days of Summer, July reminds us that the hottest temperatures of the year are upon us. The following is a list of Hot temperature records for Grand Junction. It’s also a good reminder of the amount of time we spend outdoors in July and how important it is to protect our skin and stay hydrated: 

Grand Junction

  Top 10 Hottest 4th of Julys                                              Top 10 Coldest 4th of July Mornings

High Temperature

Date

  Low Temperature

Date

 

       

104°

7-04-2001

 

48°

7-04-1995

103°

7-04-1989

 

50°

7-04-1912

101°

7-04-1973

 

50°

7-04-1897

101°

7-04-1953

 

51°

7-04-1993

100°

7-04-2003

 

51°

7-04-1921

99°

7-04-1996

 

52°

7-04-2005

99°

7-04-1985

 

55°

7-04-1997

99°

7-04-1936

 

55°

7-04-1979

98°

7-04-1994

 

55°

7-04-1978

98°

7-04-1965

 

55°

7-04-1956


 

     Top 10 Consecutive Days with Temperatures >100° F in Grand Junction

# of Days

Dates

   

12

6-30-2003 to 7-11-2003

10

6-28-2002 to 7-07-2002

10

6-14-1990 to 6-23-1990

9

6-15-1974 to 6-23-1990

8

6-17-1994 to 6-24-1994

8

7-02-1939 to 7-09-1939

8

7-14-1931 to 7-21 1931

6

7-07-2005 to 7-12-2005

6

6-29-1989 to 7-04-1989

6

7-08-1925 to 7-13-1925


 

     Warmest July High Temperatures in Grand Junction (1893-2006)

106°

7-21-2005

 

 

105°

7-20-2005, 7-14-2005, 7-13-2003, 7-12-2003, 7-14-2002, 7-13-2002,
 7-10-1976, 7-13-1971, 7-15-1925

 

 

104°

7-16-2006, 7-14-2003, 7-11-2003, 7-4-2001, 7-19-1998, 7-29-1995,
7-28-1995, 7-8-1989, 7-6-1989, 7-5-1989, 7-30-1972, 7-17-1971,
7-12-1939, 7-26-1931, 7-25-1931, 7-23-1931

  

Did you know?

In July 2003, Grand Junction saw a total of 17 days with daily high temperatures > 100° F.

12 days saw high temperatures between 97° and 99° F.

The other two, coldest, days of the month experienced high temperatures of only 96° F.

The July 2003 average temperature was 84.1° F,
7.3 degrees above normal and the warmest July on record in Grand Junction since records began in 1893.



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