Locally Heavy Rainfall for the Carolinas; Thunderstorms and Fire Weather Concerns for Intermountain West

Heavy rainfall from scattered thunderstorms is expected across the Southwest, Intermountain West, and Plains. Isolated dry thunderstorms may initiate additional fires across the west. The coastal Carolinas may experience flash floods in the coming days due to repeated thunderstorms. Additionally, a wave of intense summer heat will hit the Southern Plains and central Gulf Coast States this week. Read More >

July continued the wet pattern from the past several months across southern Wisconsin. Milwaukee's rainfall of 3.69 inches was only 0.02 inches above normal, but Madison's monthly rainfall total of 6.52 inches was 2.34 inches above normal. This marks the second straight month that Madison has received in excess of 6 inches of rain. More rainfall occurred in other portions of southern Wisconsin with some locations topping 10 inches! There were three main heavy rain events during the month and you can see each individual event in the fourth graphic. The first occurred during the morning of July 12th when 8 inches of rain fell across southeastern Wisconsin into northeastern Illinois. The next event affected west central, southwest and central Wisconsin from the 19th into the 20th when as much as 8 inches occurred near La Crosse. The final event affected far southwestern Wisconsin and northern Illinois on the 21st into the 22nd when another 8 inches fell in some areas. See the graphic images for more details.

Temperatures were near normal in July. Milwaukee's average temperature was 72.1 degrees which was 0.3 degrees above normal. Madison's average temperature of 71.2 degrees was 0.1 degrees below the long term normal.

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Locally Heavy Rainfall for the Carolinas; Thunderstorms and Fire Weather Concerns for Intermountain West

July 2017 Climate Summaries for Milwaukee and Madison