Whew! A cooler, comfortable month of July is in the books

If it seemed as though the past month was just a bit cooler than a year ago, the statistics will back up that notion.

On average this past July was 6 degrees cooler than in 2015 and in terms of days over 100 and those in the 90s, the slam-dunk winner on the cool side was 2016 where not once did the mercury hit 100. Only seven days were in the 90s this past July where in 2015, there were 12.

What was the difference between the two years?

Retired Eastern Washington University meteorology professor, Bob Quinn, naturally had some answers.

"Normally in the summertime the water is cool in the North...