Another round of showers has kept our July rainfall total above normal. If this trend continues for the next 7 days, it would mark the first month of 2007 to have rainfall above normal. As I mentioned in yesterday's blog, it is a very nice and welcomed change to the second half of 2007. So, what's in store for August? Will this trend continue? The Climate Prediction Center recently issued its temperature and rainfall outlook for August. The Tennessee Valley region is placed in the "Equal Chances" category for temperatures which indicates that our average temperature for the month could have equal chances of being "normal", "above normal" or "below normal".....A confusing signal, right? Well, if you look on the map, you will notice that most of the southeastern US will be in the "above" normal category. So, I would venture to say that our local temperatures should average near or slightly above normal for August. As for rainfall, the CPC places our region again in the "equal chance" category with most of Florida in the "above normal" range. As I have stated in many past postings, the true peak of the hurricane season begins to arrive during August and then especially Septmeber. A more active season along the southern coasts could result in a near to above normal rainfall pattern. So, it will be interesting to see what transpires in the tropics over the next few weeks.
Tomorrow's Topic: The "Real" Hurricane Season is About To Begin!
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