Why, Yes, It HAS Been The Coldest July In 67 Years

There's a Decemberists' song that includes the chorus, "July, July, July/ It never seemed so strange." Judging by the weather, it has been a strange July here in town given the cooler temps. In fact, it's been so cool that - barring a sudden heat wave - it'll go down as the coolest July in 67 years. We haven't cracked 90 degrees a single day this month and we've only cracked 80 degrees 13 times so far. The average temperature this month has been 68.9 degrees, well below the normal of 73.3 degrees. [WBBM, Tribune]