July 2004 Pennsylvania Weather Summary

Summertime weather was in full swing from Mid-June to Mid-July. An antonym to 2003 at the same time, Pennsylvania saw frequent sun and warmth as opposed to steady rainstorms parading across the ridges of the Appalachians.

Beginning/Mid July: The month of July got off to a troublesome start as an intense hailstorm pounded Lebanon County with stones one inch in diameter. Then, three days later, the 4th fest in State College was completely drenched with relentless sheets of rain during the fireworks extravaganza. Toward the middle of the month, a troublesome pattern set the stage for inexorable rainstorms that inundated and drenched eastern counties in Pennsylvania. Hatfield, Montgomery County measured 10.00" of rain in the 24 hour period. Finally, another round of tempests caught many Pennsylvanians off guard on the 14th. Tornado warnings issued for Lebanon and York Counties yielded reports of damage including destroyed homes and swollen creeks and streams.
After the soggiest July in parts of Pennsylvania, some areas were just beginning to experience the true summer weather: hazy, hot and humid air. In fact, this past July was the wettest on record ever in State College among other locations in the Southeastern part of the state. The National Weather Service CO-OP observers recorded that all of Schuylkill County with the exception of a few locations north of I-78 were drenched with at least 8 inches during the month of July. Some locations of note were: 13.85" at Reading Regional Airport, 7.91" in Philadelphia, and 7.3" in State College. Temperatures across the state were below average for the duration of the second half of July often not reaching the 80 degree mark in some locations. There were only a few days when sun was prominent and it really felt like summer outside.

July 24-31: Eastern parts of the state received a hefty addition to their rain buckets while the western region remained dry. However, come the 26th, the west was under the gun from heavy rain and thunderstorms while the east watched nervously. By the afternoon on the 28th, the large rain shield that affected the state was moving into New Jersey, revealing blue skies and seasonable temperatures in the 80s over much of the state that afternoon and all day on the 29th. Then on the 30th and 31st, a final punch of rain for July besieged the state and knocked many locations over the top of previous rainfall records, including State College.

Pennsylvania July 2004 Weather Extreme Summary Info


Max High Temp: 100 °F York Haven -- July 22, 2004
(Daily)

Min Low Temp: 37 °F Coudersport -- July 25, 2004
(Daily)

Max Rainfall: 11.95" Canton
(Monthly)

Min Rainfall: 1.59" Confluence Dam
(Monthly)

Max Snowfall: 0 "
(Monthly)