Another cool morning in Seattle. But is it out of the ordinary for July?

Overall, temperatures for July 2019 have hovered right in the range of normal, represented here in green. No record high temperatures have been set, though July 8 had a record low of 51 degrees. Overall, temperatures for July 2019 have hovered right in the range of normal, represented here in green. No record high temperatures have been set, though July 8 had a record low of 51 degrees. Photo: Courtesy NWS Photo: Courtesy NWS Image 1 of / 29 Caption Close Another cool morning in Seattle. But is it out of the ordinary for July? 1 / 29 Back to Gallery

Seattleites woke up Wednesday to what might seem like chilly temperatures for July and a forecast showing high temperatures expected to hang around the mid-70s.

But it's not an abnormally cool July for the region.

"We've had more than our share of damp days, but the temperatures have been fine," Mike McFarland, meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Seattle, said over the phone. "We're actually 1.5 degrees above normal."

And there's still about a week left of the month to go.

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Typically, temperatures in July in Seattle average 65.9 degrees, with a normal low of 56.1 degrees and a normal high of 75.7 degrees. Normal temperatures are calculated by taking an average temperature each day between the years 1981 and 2010.

So far this July, there have been six days at or above 80 degrees. There's also a good chance there will be a few more by the end of the month -- highs were expected to be 81 and 82 degrees respectively on Thursday and Friday.

Seattleites' perceptions of normal temperatures for the month might be skewed because there have been some exceptionally warm months recently, and July 2018 had the second-most days over 80 degrees on record.

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"Certainly a lot less than last year," McFarland said. "Last year, we had 20 days (above 80 degrees) in all of July."

Plus, half of the days of last month saw temperatures above the normal range. Two days, June 11 and 12, broke the record high with 81 and 92 degrees, respectively. The average temperature for the month was 2 degrees above normal.

That followed May, which had 21 days above normal temperatures, including two record-breaking highs on May 10 and 11 with 83 degrees each day.

Graphs by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration show July is actually the closest month to "normal" that Seattle has experienced this year. Most months have deviated to be slightly warmer than normal, except February, which had an average high temperature 8 degrees colder than normal.

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It has already been a little wetter than a usual this month, however. Normally, 0.79 inches of precipitation falls in July. This year, 1.45 inches have already fallen, with 11 days of measurable rainfall. July 18 also set the new record for precipitation on that day with 0.42 inches. More showers were possible heading into the weekend.

In 2018 and 2017, respectively, 0.02 inches and 0.03 inches of rain fell through the entire month. The last time July had over 1 inch of rain was in July 2015, when 1.04 inches fell for the entire month.