MONTHLY CLIMATE SUMMARY
West Tennessee Weather Online Jackson TN
150 PM CDT Sat Aug 1 2009

…JULY 2009: Cool & Wet…

…TEMPERATURE DATA…

It was a record setting July in Jackson.  The average temperature for July 2009 at the McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport was 75.6º. This was 4.7º below the average and the coolest July ever recorded in Jackson.  The previous record was 75.7º in 1967. Records go back to 1948. The highest temperature was 94º on the 15th and the lowest was 55º on 19th.  The average high was 85.3º and the average low was 66.0º. 

…PRECIPITATION DATA…

It was a wet month as well.  The airport received 7.47" of rainfall which ranks as the 7th wettest July on record in Jackson.  The monthly total was 2.73" above average.  The greatest 24 hour rainfall was 1.55" on 15-16th. We had measurable rain on 16 days of the month.

…MISC. DATA…

The highest wind gust was 38 mph on the 11th.

…DATA FROM OTHER CLIMATE STATIONS IN JACKSON/MADISON COUNTY…

NORTH JACKSON

Ave. Temperature: 76.4º
Ave. Maximum: 86.5º
Ave. Minimum: 66.3º
Highest Temperature: 96º on 15th.
Lowest Temperature: 56º on 19th.

Total Precipitation:5.93″
Greatest 24-Hr. Amount: 1.33″ on the 30th-31st

 
WEST JACKSON - Experiment Station

Ave. Temperature: 77.0º
Ave. Maximum: 86.4º
Ave. Minimum: 67.5º
Highest Temperature: 95º on 15th.
Lowest Temperature: 58º on 18th and 20th.

Total Precipitation: 7.41 inches
Greatest 24-Hr. Amount:   1.94 inch on 30th-31st

SOUTH JACKSON - Bemis

Ave. Temperature:  77.2º
Ave. Maximum: 87.0º
Ave. Minimum: 67.3º
Highest Temperature: 97 º on the 15th
Lowest Temperature: 56º on the 19th

Total Precipitation: 6.98"
Greatest 24-Hr. Amount: 2.22 " on the 30th