Extra-wet weather made July feel hotter than normal
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This July was so damp in Minnesota, the state broke a four-year-long streak of drier-than-normal weather.
“We're going to come in with over five and a half inches of [rainfall],” climatologist and meteorologist Mark Seeley said. “That puts us [at] about the 10th wettest July in state history.”
That extra rain means extra water vapor in the air and increased humidity. Seeley said many climate observers recorded a few days with Heat Index Values of 100 degrees Fahrenheit.
But in terms of pure temperature, with no impact from humidity, the highest temp in the state went to Marshall in Lyon County, with 96 degrees on the fourth of July.
MPR News host Cathy Wurzer spoke with Seeley about the hot and humid weather in their weekly weather chat. Listen to the full conversation by clicking the player above.
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