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July in Portland sets record: Hottest. Month. Ever. (Maine)
https://www.pressherald.com/2019/07/31/july-was-the-hottest-month-ever-in-portland/July 2019 will go down in the record books as the warmest month on record in Portland since forecasters started compiling weather data nearly eight decades ago.
The average temperature this July was 72.9 degrees, placing it above the previous warmest month, July 2011, when the temperature averaged 72.7 degrees.
Several weather patterns and factors contributed to the heat that left Portland sizzling in record-setting heat in July, James Brown, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service Office in Gray, said on Wednesday.
Temperatures at the Portland Jetport reached 80 degrees or more on 24 days in July – putting Portland 3.6 degrees above the average for the month, according to the National Weather Service. Forecasters said the data collected is still preliminary and must be reviewed, but it’s clear July was an extremely hot and humid month.
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