Weather Recap: July 2024

YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) - July was an overall very hot month where we had multiple heat waves that brought us excessive heat for many days in a row along with high temperatures way above normal.

Our hottest afternoon for the month was Monday, July 8th, with a high temperature of 117 degrees.

Even though Yuma was an extremely hot month, it wasn't enough for Yuma to break or tie any daily temperature records last month.

However, the biggest record was made as Yuma and El Centro saw the HOTTEST month EVER RECORDED from July this year.

Yuma's hottest average temperature for a month is 97.9 degrees and El Centro's hottest average temperature for a month is 97.6 degrees.

Take a look below at Yuma and El Centro's hottest monthly averages from previous years.

The month of July was also very dry as we had another month with no days with measurable rain.

There were a few days out of the month, where we received light rain, but it was too small to measure.

Our rain total for the month leaves us at a TRACE amount, and our monthly average is 0.24", so that leaves us below our monthly average of -0.24" for July.  

So far for 2024, Yuma has accumulated 2.20", and comparing it with our 2024 yearly average, we are ahead by 0.59".

With what Yuma has accumulated so far for 2024 and comparing it to our total around this same time back in 2023, we were only at 0.59", which means Yuma is still ahead of our yearly rain total so far this year.