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<img loading="" class="lazyload size-article_feature" data-sizes="auto" alt="What summer weather was like the year you were born | To illustrate what summer weather was like from 1920 to 2020, Stacker consulted data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The average, maximum, and minimum temperatures and average precipitation data for each year was gathered from the NOAA's Time Series database. Summer is defined as the months of June, July and August. For more galleries visit Stacker .(Classic Stock/Getty Images)” title=”What summer weather was like the year you were born | To illustrate what summer weather was like from 1920 to 2020, Stacker consulted data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The average, maximum, and minimum temperatures and average precipitation data for each year was gathered from the NOAA’s Time Series database. Summer is defined as the months of June, July and August. For more galleries visit Stacker .(Classic Stock/Getty Images)” data-src=”/wp-content/uploads/migration/2021/09/15/DGBZJBRHZFHO3LIUCWHXYNELII.png”>
What summer weather was like the year you were born | To illustrate what summer weather was like from 1920 to 2020, Stacker consulted data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The average, maximum, and minimum temperatures and average precipitation data for each year was gathered from the NOAA’s Time Series database. Summer is defined as the months of June, July and August. For more galleries visit Stacker .(Classic Stock/Getty Images)
1920: Cold and hot in Russia | Average summer temperature: 70.2 F (#96 warmest year; 1.6% below 100-year average) - Maximum summer temperature: 83.1 F (#92 warmest year; 1.5% below 100-year average) - Minimum summer temperature: 57.3 F (#95 warmest year; 1.8% below 100-year average) - Precipitation: 9 inches (#18 highest; 8.1% above 100-year average) (Leemage/Corbis Historical/Getty Images)
1920: Cold and hot in Russia | Average summer temperature: 70.2 F (#96 warmest year; 1.6% below 100-year average) – Maximum summer temperature: 83.1 F (#92 warmest year; 1.5% below 100-year average) – Minimum summer temperature: 57.3 F (#95 warmest year; 1.8% below 100-year average) – Precipitation: 9 inches (#18 highest; 8.1% above 100-year average) (Leemage/Corbis Historical/Getty Images)
1921: Highs and lows in North America | Average summer temperature: 72.4 F (#25 warmest year; 1.3% above 100-year average) - Maximum summer temperature: 85.2 F (#31 warmest year; 1% above 100-year average) - Minimum summer temperature: 59.5 F (#21 warmest year; 1.8% above 100-year average) - Precipitation: 8.4 inches (#53 highest; 0.5% above 100-year average) (Bristol Archives/Universal Images Group/Getty Images)
1921: Highs and lows in North America | Average summer temperature: 72.4 F (#25 warmest year; 1.3% above 100-year average) – Maximum summer temperature: 85.2 F (#31 warmest year; 1% above 100-year average) – Minimum summer temperature: 59.5 F (#21 warmest year; 1.8% above 100-year average) – Precipitation: 8.4 inches (#53 highest; 0.5% above 100-year average) (Bristol Archives/Universal Images Group/Getty Images)
1922: An extreme drought in Minnesota | Average summer temperature: 72 F (#40 warmest year; 0.8% above 100-year average) - Maximum summer temperature: 85.2 F (#32 warmest year; 0.9% above 100-year average) - Minimum summer temperature: 58.8 F (#49 warmest year; 0.7% above 100-year average) - Precipitation: 7.8 inches (#78 highest; 6% below 100-year average) (ullstein bild Dtl./Getty Images)
1922: An extreme drought in Minnesota | Average summer temperature: 72 F (#40 warmest year; 0.8% above 100-year average) – Maximum summer temperature: 85.2 F (#32 warmest year; 0.9% above 100-year average) – Minimum summer temperature: 58.8 F (#49 warmest year; 0.7% above 100-year average) – Precipitation: 7.8 inches (#78 highest; 6% below 100-year average) (ullstein bild Dtl./Getty Images)
1923: Heavy rain in the breadbasket | Average summer temperature: 71 F (#80 warmest year; 0.6% below 100-year average) - Maximum summer temperature: 83.6 F (#83 warmest year; 1% below 100-year average) - Minimum summer temperature: 58.4 F (#68 warmest year; 0.1% below 100-year average) - Precipitation: 8.9 inches (#21 highest; 7.2% above 100-year average) (De Agostino Picture/Library/Getty Images)
1923: Heavy rain in the breadbasket | Average summer temperature: 71 F (#80 warmest year; 0.6% below 100-year average) – Maximum summer temperature: 83.6 F (#83 warmest year; 1% below 100-year average) – Minimum summer temperature: 58.4 F (#68 warmest year; 0.1% below 100-year average) – Precipitation: 8.9 inches (#21 highest; 7.2% above 100-year average) (De Agostino Picture/Library/Getty Images)
1924: An extreme drought in the West | Average summer temperature: 70.9 F (#83 warmest year; 0.8% below 100-year average) - Maximum summer temperature: 84.4 F (#65 warmest year; 0% below 100-year average) - Minimum summer temperature: 57.3 F (#97 warmest year; 1.9% below 100-year average) - Precipitation: 7.4 inches (#89 highest; 11.7% below 100-year average) (The Montefraulo Collection/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
1924: An extreme drought in the West | Average summer temperature: 70.9 F (#83 warmest year; 0.8% below 100-year average) – Maximum summer temperature: 84.4 F (#65 warmest year; 0% below 100-year average) – Minimum summer temperature: 57.3 F (#97 warmest year; 1.9% below 100-year average) – Precipitation: 7.4 inches (#89 highest; 11.7% below 100-year average) (The Montefraulo Collection/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
1925: A dry summer in the South | Average summer temperature: 71.8 F (#53 warmest year; 0.5% above 100-year average) - Maximum summer temperature: 85 F (#39 warmest year; 0.8% above 100-year average) - Minimum summer temperature: 58.6 F (#60 warmest year; 0.3% above 100-year average) - Precipitation: 7.6 inches (#81 highest; 8.4% below 100-year average) (Science & Society Picture Library/Getty Images)
1925: A dry summer in the South | Average summer temperature: 71.8 F (#53 warmest year; 0.5% above 100-year average) – Maximum summer temperature: 85 F (#39 warmest year; 0.8% above 100-year average) – Minimum summer temperature: 58.6 F (#60 warmest year; 0.3% above 100-year average) – Precipitation: 7.6 inches (#81 highest; 8.4% below 100-year average) (Science & Society Picture Library/Getty Images)
1926: A dry Pacific Northwest | Average summer temperature: 71.3 F (#65 warmest year; 0.1% below 100-year average) - Maximum summer temperature: 84.6 F (#57 warmest year; 0.2% above 100-year average) - Minimum summer temperature: 58 F (#81 warmest year; 0.7% below 100-year average) - Precipitation: 8.6 inches (#43 highest; 3% above 100-year average) (ullstein bild Dtl./Getty Images)
1926: A dry Pacific Northwest | Average summer temperature: 71.3 F (#65 warmest year; 0.1% below 100-year average) – Maximum summer temperature: 84.6 F (#57 warmest year; 0.2% above 100-year average) – Minimum summer temperature: 58 F (#81 warmest year; 0.7% below 100-year average) – Precipitation: 8.6 inches (#43 highest; 3% above 100-year average) (ullstein bild Dtl./Getty Images)
1927: A rainy summer | Average summer temperature: 69.8 F (#98 warmest year; 2.3% below 100-year average) - Maximum summer temperature: 82.5 F (#99 warmest year; 2.3% below 100-year average) - Minimum summer temperature: 57 F (#99 warmest year; 2.4% below 100-year average) - Precipitation: 8.7 inches (#35 highest; 4.3% above 100-year average) (Keystone France/Gamma Keystone/Getty Images)
1927: A rainy summer | Average summer temperature: 69.8 F (#98 warmest year; 2.3% below 100-year average) – Maximum summer temperature: 82.5 F (#99 warmest year; 2.3% below 100-year average) – Minimum summer temperature: 57 F (#99 warmest year; 2.4% below 100-year average) – Precipitation: 8.7 inches (#35 highest; 4.3% above 100-year average) (Keystone France/Gamma Keystone/Getty Images)
1928: The Okeechobee hurricane | Average summer temperature: 70.4 F (#94 warmest year; 1.4% below 100-year average) - Maximum summer temperature: 83 F (#93 warmest year; 1.7% below 100-year average) - Minimum summer temperature: 57.8 F (#88 warmest year; 1.1% below 100-year average) - Precipitation: 10.5 inches (#1 highest; 26.2% above 100-year average) (Keystone France/Gamma Keystone/Getty Images)
1928: The Okeechobee hurricane | Average summer temperature: 70.4 F (#94 warmest year; 1.4% below 100-year average) – Maximum summer temperature: 83 F (#93 warmest year; 1.7% below 100-year average) – Minimum summer temperature: 57.8 F (#88 warmest year; 1.1% below 100-year average) – Precipitation: 10.5 inches (#1 highest; 26.2% above 100-year average) (Keystone France/Gamma Keystone/Getty Images)
1929: A wave of Pacific drought | Average summer temperature: 71.2 F (#70 warmest year; 0.2% below 100-year average) - Maximum summer temperature: 84.7 F (#49 warmest year; 0.4% above 100-year average) - Minimum summer temperature: 57.8 F (#89 warmest year; 1.1% below 100-year average) - Precipitation: 7 inches (#95 highest; 15.9% below 100-year average) (Underwood Archives/Getty Images)
1929: A wave of Pacific drought | Average summer temperature: 71.2 F (#70 warmest year; 0.2% below 100-year average) – Maximum summer temperature: 84.7 F (#49 warmest year; 0.4% above 100-year average) – Minimum summer temperature: 57.8 F (#89 warmest year; 1.1% below 100-year average) – Precipitation: 7 inches (#95 highest; 15.9% below 100-year average) (Underwood Archives/Getty Images)
1930: A dry Midwestern summer | Average summer temperature: 72.1 F (#34 warmest year; 1% above 100-year average) - Maximum summer temperature: 85.9 F (#14 warmest year; 1.8% above 100-year average) - Minimum summer temperature: 58.3 F (#71 warmest year; 0.2% below 100-year average) - Precipitation: 6.1 inches (#100 highest; 26.9% below 100-year average) (Marka/Universal Images Group/Getty Images)
1930: A dry Midwestern summer | Average summer temperature: 72.1 F (#34 warmest year; 1% above 100-year average) – Maximum summer temperature: 85.9 F (#14 warmest year; 1.8% above 100-year average) – Minimum summer temperature: 58.3 F (#71 warmest year; 0.2% below 100-year average) – Precipitation: 6.1 inches (#100 highest; 26.9% below 100-year average) (Marka/Universal Images Group/Getty Images)
1931: A warm, dry summer | Average summer temperature: 72.8 F (#13 warmest year; 2% above 100-year average) - Maximum summer temperature: 86.3 F (#8 warmest year; 2.3% above 100-year average) - Minimum summer temperature: 59.3 F (#26 warmest year; 1.6% above 100-year average) - Precipitation: 7.6 inches (#82 highest; 9% below 100-year average) (ullstein bild Dtl./Getty Images)
1931: A warm, dry summer | Average summer temperature: 72.8 F (#13 warmest year; 2% above 100-year average) – Maximum summer temperature: 86.3 F (#8 warmest year; 2.3% above 100-year average) – Minimum summer temperature: 59.3 F (#26 warmest year; 1.6% above 100-year average) – Precipitation: 7.6 inches (#82 highest; 9% below 100-year average) (ullstein bild Dtl./Getty Images)
1932: A wet summer in the Southwest | Average summer temperature: 72 F (#42 warmest year; 0.8% above 100-year average) - Maximum summer temperature: 85.1 F (#37 warmest year; 0.8% above 100-year average) - Minimum summer temperature: 58.8 F (#47 warmest year; 0.7% above 100-year average) - Precipitation: 8.5 inches (#48 highest; 2.3% above 100-year average) (George Rinhart/Corbis Historical/Getty Images)
1932: A wet summer in the Southwest | Average summer temperature: 72 F (#42 warmest year; 0.8% above 100-year average) – Maximum summer temperature: 85.1 F (#37 warmest year; 0.8% above 100-year average) – Minimum summer temperature: 58.8 F (#47 warmest year; 0.7% above 100-year average) – Precipitation: 8.5 inches (#48 highest; 2.3% above 100-year average) (George Rinhart/Corbis Historical/Getty Images)
1933: A warm, very dry summer | Average summer temperature: 72.9 F (#12 warmest year; 2% above 100-year average) - Maximum summer temperature: 86.6 F (#7 warmest year; 2.6% above 100-year average) - Minimum summer temperature: 59.2 F (#33 warmest year; 1.3% above 100-year average) - Precipitation: 7.1 inches (#93 highest; 14.2% below 100-year average) (Bettman/Getty Images)
1933: A warm, very dry summer | Average summer temperature: 72.9 F (#12 warmest year; 2% above 100-year average) – Maximum summer temperature: 86.6 F (#7 warmest year; 2.6% above 100-year average) – Minimum summer temperature: 59.2 F (#33 warmest year; 1.3% above 100-year average) – Precipitation: 7.1 inches (#93 highest; 14.2% below 100-year average) (Bettman/Getty Images)
1934: The Central America hurricane | Average summer temperature: 73.5 F (#4 warmest year; 3% above 100-year average) - Maximum summer temperature: 87.3 F (#2 warmest year; 3.5% above 100-year average) - Minimum summer temperature: 59.7 F (#18 warmest year; 2.3% above 100-year average) - Precipitation: 6.9 inches (#96 highest; 16.8% below 100-year average) (H. Armstrong Roberts/ClassicStock/Getty Images)
1934: The Central America hurricane | Average summer temperature: 73.5 F (#4 warmest year; 3% above 100-year average) – Maximum summer temperature: 87.3 F (#2 warmest year; 3.5% above 100-year average) – Minimum summer temperature: 59.7 F (#18 warmest year; 2.3% above 100-year average) – Precipitation: 6.9 inches (#96 highest; 16.8% below 100-year average) (H. Armstrong Roberts/ClassicStock/Getty Images)
1935: Tropical storm Labor Day | Average summer temperature: 71.9 F (#45 warmest year; 0.7% above 100-year average) - Maximum summer temperature: 85 F (#41 warmest year; 0.7% above 100-year average) - Minimum summer temperature: 58.9 F (#44 warmest year; 0.8% above 100-year average) - Precipitation: 8.3 inches (#55 highest; 0.2% below 100-year average) (Minnesota Historical Society/Getty Images)
1935: Tropical storm Labor Day | Average summer temperature: 71.9 F (#45 warmest year; 0.7% above 100-year average) – Maximum summer temperature: 85 F (#41 warmest year; 0.7% above 100-year average) – Minimum summer temperature: 58.9 F (#44 warmest year; 0.8% above 100-year average) – Precipitation: 8.3 inches (#55 highest; 0.2% below 100-year average) (Minnesota Historical Society/Getty Images)
1936: An extremely hot summer | Average summer temperature: 74 F (#1 warmest year; 3.6% above 100-year average) - Maximum summer temperature: 87.9 F (#1 warmest year; 4.2% above 100-year average) - Minimum summer temperature: 60.1 F (#11 warmest year; 2.8% above 100-year average) - Precipitation: 6.4 inches (#99 highest; 22.7% below 100-year average) (Central Press/Getty Images)
1936: An extremely hot summer | Average summer temperature: 74 F (#1 warmest year; 3.6% above 100-year average) – Maximum summer temperature: 87.9 F (#1 warmest year; 4.2% above 100-year average) – Minimum summer temperature: 60.1 F (#11 warmest year; 2.8% above 100-year average) – Precipitation: 6.4 inches (#99 highest; 22.7% below 100-year average) (Central Press/Getty Images)
1937: A warm, dry Midwestern summer | Average summer temperature: 72.7 F (#17 warmest year; 1.8% above 100-year average) - Maximum summer temperature: 85.8 F (#15 warmest year; 1.7% above 100-year average) - Minimum summer temperature: 59.5 F (#19 warmest year; 1.9% above 100-year average) - Precipitation: 8.3 inches (#59 highest; 0.5% below 100-year average) (Arthur Fellig/Getty Images
1937: A warm, dry Midwestern summer | Average summer temperature: 72.7 F (#17 warmest year; 1.8% above 100-year average) – Maximum summer temperature: 85.8 F (#15 warmest year; 1.7% above 100-year average) – Minimum summer temperature: 59.5 F (#19 warmest year; 1.9% above 100-year average) – Precipitation: 8.3 inches (#59 highest; 0.5% below 100-year average) (Arthur Fellig/Getty Images
1938: An average summer | Average summer temperature: 72.1 F (#35 warmest year; 1% above 100-year average) - Maximum summer temperature: 85.2 F (#32 warmest year; 0.9% above 100-year average) - Minimum summer temperature: 59 F (#42 warmest year; 1% above 100-year average) - Precipitation: 8.5 inches (#47 highest; 2.4% above 100-year average) (Corbis via Getty Images)
1938: An average summer | Average summer temperature: 72.1 F (#35 warmest year; 1% above 100-year average) – Maximum summer temperature: 85.2 F (#32 warmest year; 0.9% above 100-year average) – Minimum summer temperature: 59 F (#42 warmest year; 1% above 100-year average) – Precipitation: 8.5 inches (#47 highest; 2.4% above 100-year average) (Corbis via Getty Images)
1939: A dry summer in the breadbasket | Average summer temperature: 72.1 F (#33 warmest year; 1% above 100-year average) - Maximum summer temperature: 85.5 F (#18 warmest year; 1.3% above 100-year average) - Minimum summer temperature: 58.7 F (#52 warmest year; 0.5% above 100-year average) - Precipitation: 8.4 inches (#50 highest; 0.8% above 100-year average) (Fred Morley/Getty Images)
1939: A dry summer in the breadbasket | Average summer temperature: 72.1 F (#33 warmest year; 1% above 100-year average) – Maximum summer temperature: 85.5 F (#18 warmest year; 1.3% above 100-year average) – Minimum summer temperature: 58.7 F (#52 warmest year; 0.5% above 100-year average) – Precipitation: 8.4 inches (#50 highest; 0.8% above 100-year average) (Fred Morley/Getty Images)
1940: Drought in the Midwest | Average summer temperature: 72 F (#43 warmest year; 0.8% above 100-year average) - Maximum summer temperature: 85.3 F (#27 warmest year; 1% above 100-year average) - Minimum summer temperature: 58.6 F (#57 warmest year; 0.4% above 100-year average) - Precipitation: 8.5 inches (#49 highest; 1.6% above 100-year average) (Kirn Vintage Stock/Getty Images)
1940: Drought in the Midwest | Average summer temperature: 72 F (#43 warmest year; 0.8% above 100-year average) – Maximum summer temperature: 85.3 F (#27 warmest year; 1% above 100-year average) – Minimum summer temperature: 58.6 F (#57 warmest year; 0.4% above 100-year average) – Precipitation: 8.5 inches (#49 highest; 1.6% above 100-year average) (Kirn Vintage Stock/Getty Images)
1941: A wild mix of dry and wet | Average summer temperature: 71.3 F (#68 warmest year; 0.2% below 100-year average) - Maximum summer temperature: 83.8 F (#79 warmest year; 0.7% below 100-year average) - Minimum summer temperature: 58.7 F (#51 warmest year; 0.5% above 100-year average) - Precipitation: 9.7 inches (#3 highest; 16.9% above 100-year average) (Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
1941: A wild mix of dry and wet | Average summer temperature: 71.3 F (#68 warmest year; 0.2% below 100-year average) – Maximum summer temperature: 83.8 F (#79 warmest year; 0.7% below 100-year average) – Minimum summer temperature: 58.7 F (#51 warmest year; 0.5% above 100-year average) – Precipitation: 9.7 inches (#3 highest; 16.9% above 100-year average) (Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
1942: A cooler, wetter summer | Average summer temperature: 71.2 F (#72 warmest year; 0.3% below 100-year average) - Maximum summer temperature: 84.1 F (#76 warmest year; 0.4% below 100-year average) - Minimum summer temperature: 58.4 F (#67 warmest year; 0.1% below 100-year average) - Precipitation: 9.1 inches (#15 highest; 9.9% above 100-year average) (Universal History Archive/Getty Images)
1942: A cooler, wetter summer | Average summer temperature: 71.2 F (#72 warmest year; 0.3% below 100-year average) – Maximum summer temperature: 84.1 F (#76 warmest year; 0.4% below 100-year average) – Minimum summer temperature: 58.4 F (#67 warmest year; 0.1% below 100-year average) – Precipitation: 9.1 inches (#15 highest; 9.9% above 100-year average) (Universal History Archive/Getty Images)
1943: A warmer, drier summer | Average summer temperature: 72.2 F (#31 warmest year; 1.1% above 100-year average) - Maximum summer temperature: 85.3 F (#28 warmest year; 1% above 100-year average) - Minimum summer temperature: 59.1 F (#39 warmest year; 1.1% above 100-year average) - Precipitation: 8 inches (#76 highest; 4.3% below 100-year average) (H. Armstrong Roberts/Getty Images)
1943: A warmer, drier summer | Average summer temperature: 72.2 F (#31 warmest year; 1.1% above 100-year average) – Maximum summer temperature: 85.3 F (#28 warmest year; 1% above 100-year average) – Minimum summer temperature: 59.1 F (#39 warmest year; 1.1% above 100-year average) – Precipitation: 8 inches (#76 highest; 4.3% below 100-year average) (H. Armstrong Roberts/Getty Images)
1944: A cooler, average summer | Average summer temperature: 71.1 F (#77 warmest year; 0.4% below 100-year average) - Maximum summer temperature: 84.4 F (#67 warmest year; 0% below 100-year average) - Minimum summer temperature: 57.8 F (#86 warmest year; 1% below 100-year average) - Precipitation: 8.3 inches (#59 highest; 0.5% below 100-year average) (Bettman/Getty Images)
1944: A cooler, average summer | Average summer temperature: 71.1 F (#77 warmest year; 0.4% below 100-year average) – Maximum summer temperature: 84.4 F (#67 warmest year; 0% below 100-year average) – Minimum summer temperature: 57.8 F (#86 warmest year; 1% below 100-year average) – Precipitation: 8.3 inches (#59 highest; 0.5% below 100-year average) (Bettman/Getty Images)
1945: A cooler, wetter summer | Average summer temperature: 70.3 F (#95 warmest year; 1.5% below 100-year average) - Maximum summer temperature: 83.2 F (#90 warmest year; 1.4% below 100-year average) - Minimum summer temperature: 57.4 F (#94 warmest year; 1.7% below 100-year average) - Precipitation: 9.1 inches (#17 highest; 8.9% above 100-year average) (Science & Society Picture Library/Getty Images)
1945: A cooler, wetter summer | Average summer temperature: 70.3 F (#95 warmest year; 1.5% below 100-year average) – Maximum summer temperature: 83.2 F (#90 warmest year; 1.4% below 100-year average) – Minimum summer temperature: 57.4 F (#94 warmest year; 1.7% below 100-year average) – Precipitation: 9.1 inches (#17 highest; 8.9% above 100-year average) (Science & Society Picture Library/Getty Images)
1946: A cooler, drier summer | Average summer temperature: 71.1 F (#75 warmest year; 0.4% below 100-year average) - Maximum summer temperature: 84.3 F (#69 warmest year; 0.1% below 100-year average) - Minimum summer temperature: 57.9 F (#84 warmest year; 0.9% below 100-year average) - Precipitation: 8 inches (#74 highest; 3.5% below 100-year average) (Kirn Vintage Stock/Getty Images)
1946: A cooler, drier summer | Average summer temperature: 71.1 F (#75 warmest year; 0.4% below 100-year average) – Maximum summer temperature: 84.3 F (#69 warmest year; 0.1% below 100-year average) – Minimum summer temperature: 57.9 F (#84 warmest year; 0.9% below 100-year average) – Precipitation: 8 inches (#74 highest; 3.5% below 100-year average) (Kirn Vintage Stock/Getty Images)
1947: A rainy summer in the Midwest | Average summer temperature: 71.2 F (#73 warmest year; 0.3% below 100-year average) - Maximum summer temperature: 84.2 F (#72 warmest year; 0.2% below 100-year average) - Minimum summer temperature: 58.2 F (#75 warmest year; 0.4% below 100-year average) - Precipitation: 8.2 inches (#63 highest; 1.3% below 100-year average)
1947: A rainy summer in the Midwest | Average summer temperature: 71.2 F (#73 warmest year; 0.3% below 100-year average) – Maximum summer temperature: 84.2 F (#72 warmest year; 0.2% below 100-year average) – Minimum summer temperature: 58.2 F (#75 warmest year; 0.4% below 100-year average) – Precipitation: 8.2 inches (#63 highest; 1.3% below 100-year average)
1948: Wet and dry | Average summer temperature: 71.4 F (#64 warmest year; 0.1% below 100-year average) - Maximum summer temperature: 84.5 F (#60 warmest year; 0.1% above 100-year average) - Minimum summer temperature: 58.3 F (#73 warmest year; 0.3% below 100-year average) - Precipitation: 8.5 inches (#45 highest; 2.5% above 100-year average)
1948: Wet and dry | Average summer temperature: 71.4 F (#64 warmest year; 0.1% below 100-year average) – Maximum summer temperature: 84.5 F (#60 warmest year; 0.1% above 100-year average) – Minimum summer temperature: 58.3 F (#73 warmest year; 0.3% below 100-year average) – Precipitation: 8.5 inches (#45 highest; 2.5% above 100-year average)
1949: An average summer, on the wet side | Average summer temperature: 71.9 F (#48 warmest year; 0.6% above 100-year average) - Maximum summer temperature: 84.9 F (#44 warmest year; 0.6% above 100-year average) - Minimum summer temperature: 58.8 F (#50 warmest year; 0.7% above 100-year average) - Precipitation: 8.8 inches (#30 highest; 5.4% above 100-year average) (Bettman/Getty Images)
1949: An average summer, on the wet side | Average summer temperature: 71.9 F (#48 warmest year; 0.6% above 100-year average) – Maximum summer temperature: 84.9 F (#44 warmest year; 0.6% above 100-year average) – Minimum summer temperature: 58.8 F (#50 warmest year; 0.7% above 100-year average) – Precipitation: 8.8 inches (#30 highest; 5.4% above 100-year average) (Bettman/Getty Images)
1950: A cool and wet summer | Average summer temperature: 69.7 F (#99 warmest year; 2.3% below 100-year average) - Maximum summer temperature: 82.8 F (#95 warmest year; 1.9% below 100-year average) - Minimum summer temperature: 56.7 F (#100 warmest year; 3% below 100-year average) - Precipitation: 9.2 inches (#13 highest; 10.7% above 100-year average) (Kirn Vintage Stock/Corbis via Getty Images)
1950: A cool and wet summer | Average summer temperature: 69.7 F (#99 warmest year; 2.3% below 100-year average) – Maximum summer temperature: 82.8 F (#95 warmest year; 1.9% below 100-year average) – Minimum summer temperature: 56.7 F (#100 warmest year; 3% below 100-year average) – Precipitation: 9.2 inches (#13 highest; 10.7% above 100-year average) (Kirn Vintage Stock/Corbis via Getty Images)
1951: Heavy rain in the Midwest | Average summer temperature: 70.7 F (#84 warmest year; 0.9% below 100-year average) - Maximum summer temperature: 83.7 F (#81 warmest year; 0.8% below 100-year average) - Minimum summer temperature: 57.8 F (#87 warmest year; 1.1% below 100-year average) - Precipitation: 8.9 inches (#23 highest; 7% above 100-year average) (Found Images Holding Inc./Getty Images)
1951: Heavy rain in the Midwest | Average summer temperature: 70.7 F (#84 warmest year; 0.9% below 100-year average) – Maximum summer temperature: 83.7 F (#81 warmest year; 0.8% below 100-year average) – Minimum summer temperature: 57.8 F (#87 warmest year; 1.1% below 100-year average) – Precipitation: 8.9 inches (#23 highest; 7% above 100-year average) (Found Images Holding Inc./Getty Images)
1952: Drought in Texas | Average summer temperature: 72.6 F (#20 warmest year; 1.6% above 100-year average) - Maximum summer temperature: 86 F (#12 warmest year; 1.9% above 100-year average) - Minimum summer temperature: 59.1 F (#37 warmest year; 1.2% above 100-year average) - Precipitation: 7.2 inches (#91 highest; 13.3% below 100-year average) (Cincinnati Museum Center/Getty Images)
1952: Drought in Texas | Average summer temperature: 72.6 F (#20 warmest year; 1.6% above 100-year average) – Maximum summer temperature: 86 F (#12 warmest year; 1.9% above 100-year average) – Minimum summer temperature: 59.1 F (#37 warmest year; 1.2% above 100-year average) – Precipitation: 7.2 inches (#91 highest; 13.3% below 100-year average) (Cincinnati Museum Center/Getty Images)
1953: El Nino begins | Average summer temperature: 72.2 F (#32 warmest year; 1% above 100-year average) - Maximum summer temperature: 85.5 F (#21 warmest year; 1.3% above 100-year average) - Minimum summer temperature: 58.8 F (#47 warmest year; 0.7% above 100-year average) - Precipitation: 7.5 inches (#86 highest; 10.1% below 100-year average) (Steven Gottlieb/Corbis Historical/Getty Images)
1953: El Nino begins | Average summer temperature: 72.2 F (#32 warmest year; 1% above 100-year average) – Maximum summer temperature: 85.5 F (#21 warmest year; 1.3% above 100-year average) – Minimum summer temperature: 58.8 F (#47 warmest year; 0.7% above 100-year average) – Precipitation: 7.5 inches (#86 highest; 10.1% below 100-year average) (Steven Gottlieb/Corbis Historical/Getty Images)
1954: An emerging La Nina | Average summer temperature: 72.2 F (#30 warmest year; 1.1% above 100-year average) - Maximum summer temperature: 85.5 F (#20 warmest year; 1.3% above 100-year average) - Minimum summer temperature: 58.8 F (#46 warmest year; 0.7% above 100-year average) - Precipitation: 7 inches (#94 highest; 15.5% below 100-year average) (Debrocke Classic Stock/Getty Images)
1954: An emerging La Nina | Average summer temperature: 72.2 F (#30 warmest year; 1.1% above 100-year average) – Maximum summer temperature: 85.5 F (#20 warmest year; 1.3% above 100-year average) – Minimum summer temperature: 58.8 F (#46 warmest year; 0.7% above 100-year average) – Precipitation: 7 inches (#94 highest; 15.5% below 100-year average) (Debrocke Classic Stock/Getty Images)
1955: Hurricane Janet slams the Caribbean | Average summer temperature: 71.6 F (#58 warmest year; 0.3% above 100-year average) - Maximum summer temperature: 84.6 F (#51 warmest year; 0.3% above 100-year average) - Minimum summer temperature: 58.6 F (#59 warmest year; 0.3% above 100-year average) - Precipitation: 8.1 inches (#69 highest; 2.3% below 100-year average) (American Stock Archive/Getty Images)
1955: Hurricane Janet slams the Caribbean | Average summer temperature: 71.6 F (#58 warmest year; 0.3% above 100-year average) – Maximum summer temperature: 84.6 F (#51 warmest year; 0.3% above 100-year average) – Minimum summer temperature: 58.6 F (#59 warmest year; 0.3% above 100-year average) – Precipitation: 8.1 inches (#69 highest; 2.3% below 100-year average) (American Stock Archive/Getty Images)
1956: Drought and heat in the Midwest | Average summer temperature: 71.7 F (#56 warmest year; 0.4% above 100-year average) - Maximum summer temperature: 85.2 F (#34 warmest year; 0.9% above 100-year average) - Minimum summer temperature: 58.3 F (#73 warmest year; 0.3% below 100-year average) - Precipitation: 7.2 inches (#92 highest; 13.5% below 100-year average) (ullstein bild Dtl./Getty Images)
1956: Drought and heat in the Midwest | Average summer temperature: 71.7 F (#56 warmest year; 0.4% above 100-year average) – Maximum summer temperature: 85.2 F (#34 warmest year; 0.9% above 100-year average) – Minimum summer temperature: 58.3 F (#73 warmest year; 0.3% below 100-year average) – Precipitation: 7.2 inches (#92 highest; 13.5% below 100-year average) (ullstein bild Dtl./Getty Images)
1957: A warm El Nino | Average summer temperature: 71.5 F (#60 warmest year; 0.2% above 100-year average) - Maximum summer temperature: 84.5 F (#61 warmest year; 0.1% above 100-year average) - Minimum summer temperature: 58.7 F (#56 warmest year; 0.4% above 100-year average) - Precipitation: 8.1 inches (#70 highest; 2.4% below 100-year average) (Everett Collection/Shutterstock)
1957: A warm El Nino | Average summer temperature: 71.5 F (#60 warmest year; 0.2% above 100-year average) – Maximum summer temperature: 84.5 F (#61 warmest year; 0.1% above 100-year average) – Minimum summer temperature: 58.7 F (#56 warmest year; 0.4% above 100-year average) – Precipitation: 8.1 inches (#70 highest; 2.4% below 100-year average) (Everett Collection/Shutterstock)
1958: Continuing El Nino effects | Average summer temperature: 71.3 F (#68 warmest year; 0.2% below 100-year average) - Maximum summer temperature: 84.1 F (#74 warmest year; 0.4% below 100-year average) - Minimum summer temperature: 58.5 F (#63 warmest year; 0.1% above 100-year average) - Precipitation: 9.5 inches (#6 highest; 13.7% above 100-year average) (RGallianos/Shutterstock)
1958: Continuing El Nino effects | Average summer temperature: 71.3 F (#68 warmest year; 0.2% below 100-year average) – Maximum summer temperature: 84.1 F (#74 warmest year; 0.4% below 100-year average) – Minimum summer temperature: 58.5 F (#63 warmest year; 0.1% above 100-year average) – Precipitation: 9.5 inches (#6 highest; 13.7% above 100-year average) (RGallianos/Shutterstock)
1959: Warm and sometimes dry | Average summer temperature: 72.2 F (#28 warmest year; 1.2% above 100-year average) - Maximum summer temperature: 85.4 F (#23 warmest year; 1.1% above 100-year average) - Minimum summer temperature: 59.1 F (#36 warmest year; 1.2% above 100-year average) - Precipitation: 8.3 inches (#54 highest; 0% below 100-year average) ( H. Armstrong Roberts/Getty Images)
1959: Warm and sometimes dry | Average summer temperature: 72.2 F (#28 warmest year; 1.2% above 100-year average) – Maximum summer temperature: 85.4 F (#23 warmest year; 1.1% above 100-year average) – Minimum summer temperature: 59.1 F (#36 warmest year; 1.2% above 100-year average) – Precipitation: 8.3 inches (#54 highest; 0% below 100-year average) ( H. Armstrong Roberts/Getty Images)
1960: Drought in Wyoming | Average summer temperature: 71.7 F (#54 warmest year; 0.5% above 100-year average) - Maximum summer temperature: 85.1 F (#38 warmest year; 0.8% above 100-year average) - Minimum summer temperature: 58.4 F (#67 warmest year; 0.1% below 100-year average) - Precipitation: 8.2 inches (#64 highest; 1.4% below 100-year average) (Classic Stock/Getty Images)
1960: Drought in Wyoming | Average summer temperature: 71.7 F (#54 warmest year; 0.5% above 100-year average) – Maximum summer temperature: 85.1 F (#38 warmest year; 0.8% above 100-year average) – Minimum summer temperature: 58.4 F (#67 warmest year; 0.1% below 100-year average) – Precipitation: 8.2 inches (#64 highest; 1.4% below 100-year average) (Classic Stock/Getty Images)
1961: Hurricane Esther and Hattie | Average summer temperature: 71.8 F (#50 warmest year; 0.6% above 100-year average) - Maximum summer temperature: 85 F (#42 warmest year; 0.7% above 100-year average) - Minimum summer temperature: 58.7 F (#56 warmest year; 0.4% above 100-year average) - Precipitation: 8.7 inches (#37 highest; 4% above 100-year average) (Lambert/Getty Images)
1961: Hurricane Esther and Hattie | Average summer temperature: 71.8 F (#50 warmest year; 0.6% above 100-year average) – Maximum summer temperature: 85 F (#42 warmest year; 0.7% above 100-year average) – Minimum summer temperature: 58.7 F (#56 warmest year; 0.4% above 100-year average) – Precipitation: 8.7 inches (#37 highest; 4% above 100-year average) (Lambert/Getty Images)
1962: Heavy rain in the Midwest | Average summer temperature: 70.7 F (#85 warmest year; 1% below 100-year average) - Maximum summer temperature: 83.9 F (#78 warmest year; 0.6% below 100-year average) - Minimum summer temperature: 57.5 F (#93 warmest year; 1.5% below 100-year average) - Precipitation: 8.2 inches (#67 highest; 1.9% below 100-year average) (H. Armstrong Roberts/Getty Images)
1962: Heavy rain in the Midwest | Average summer temperature: 70.7 F (#85 warmest year; 1% below 100-year average) – Maximum summer temperature: 83.9 F (#78 warmest year; 0.6% below 100-year average) – Minimum summer temperature: 57.5 F (#93 warmest year; 1.5% below 100-year average) – Precipitation: 8.2 inches (#67 highest; 1.9% below 100-year average) (H. Armstrong Roberts/Getty Images)
1963: Ocean current affairs | Average summer temperature: 71.4 F (#62 warmest year; 0% above 100-year average) - Maximum summer temperature: 84.4 F (#64 warmest year; 0% below 100-year average) - Minimum summer temperature: 58.5 F (#64 warmest year; 0.1% above 100-year average) - Precipitation: 8 inches (#76 highest; 4.3% below 100-year average) (H. Armstrong Roberts/Getty Images)
1963: Ocean current affairs | Average summer temperature: 71.4 F (#62 warmest year; 0% above 100-year average) – Maximum summer temperature: 84.4 F (#64 warmest year; 0% below 100-year average) – Minimum summer temperature: 58.5 F (#64 warmest year; 0.1% above 100-year average) – Precipitation: 8 inches (#76 highest; 4.3% below 100-year average) (H. Armstrong Roberts/Getty Images)
1964: Cooler around the world | Average summer temperature: 71.1 F (#74 warmest year; 0.4% below 100-year average) - Maximum summer temperature: 84.1 F (#75 warmest year; 0.4% below 100-year average) - Minimum summer temperature: 58.2 F (#77 warmest year; 0.4% below 100-year average) - Precipitation: 8.3 inches (#56 highest; 0.4% below 100-year average) (Pictorial Parade/Getty Images)
1964: Cooler around the world | Average summer temperature: 71.1 F (#74 warmest year; 0.4% below 100-year average) – Maximum summer temperature: 84.1 F (#75 warmest year; 0.4% below 100-year average) – Minimum summer temperature: 58.2 F (#77 warmest year; 0.4% below 100-year average) – Precipitation: 8.3 inches (#56 highest; 0.4% below 100-year average) (Pictorial Parade/Getty Images)
1965: Staying cool goes global | Average summer temperature: 70.2 F (#97 warmest year; 1.7% below 100-year average) - Maximum summer temperature: 82.8 F (#96 warmest year; 1.9% below 100-year average) - Minimum summer temperature: 57.6 F (#92 warmest year; 1.4% below 100-year average) - Precipitation: 8.8 inches (#30 highest; 5.4% above 100-year average) (Aladdin Color Inc/Getty Images)
1965: Staying cool goes global | Average summer temperature: 70.2 F (#97 warmest year; 1.7% below 100-year average) – Maximum summer temperature: 82.8 F (#96 warmest year; 1.9% below 100-year average) – Minimum summer temperature: 57.6 F (#92 warmest year; 1.4% below 100-year average) – Precipitation: 8.8 inches (#30 highest; 5.4% above 100-year average) (Aladdin Color Inc/Getty Images)
1966: A dry, cool summer | Average summer temperature: 71.3 F (#66 warmest year; 0.2% below 100-year average) - Maximum summer temperature: 84.4 F (#63 warmest year; 0% below 100-year average) - Minimum summer temperature: 58.2 F (#76 warmest year; 0.4% below 100-year average) - Precipitation: 7.8 inches (#79 highest; 6.7% below 100-year average) (Lambert/Getty Images)
1966: A dry, cool summer | Average summer temperature: 71.3 F (#66 warmest year; 0.2% below 100-year average) – Maximum summer temperature: 84.4 F (#63 warmest year; 0% below 100-year average) – Minimum summer temperature: 58.2 F (#76 warmest year; 0.4% below 100-year average) – Precipitation: 7.8 inches (#79 highest; 6.7% below 100-year average) (Lambert/Getty Images)
1967: A cool summer with mixed rain | Average summer temperature: 70.4 F (#91 warmest year; 1.3% below 100-year average) - Maximum summer temperature: 83.1 F (#91 warmest year; 1.5% below 100-year average) - Minimum summer temperature: 57.7 F (#90 warmest year; 1.2% below 100-year average) - Precipitation: 9 inches (#20 highest; 7.9% above 100-year average) (Robert Abbott Sengstacke/Getty Images)
1967: A cool summer with mixed rain | Average summer temperature: 70.4 F (#91 warmest year; 1.3% below 100-year average) – Maximum summer temperature: 83.1 F (#91 warmest year; 1.5% below 100-year average) – Minimum summer temperature: 57.7 F (#90 warmest year; 1.2% below 100-year average) – Precipitation: 9 inches (#20 highest; 7.9% above 100-year average) (Robert Abbott Sengstacke/Getty Images)
1968: Dry and cool in the US | Average summer temperature: 70.7 F (#87 warmest year; 1% below 100-year average) - Maximum summer temperature: 83.3 F (#89 warmest year; 1.3% below 100-year average) - Minimum summer temperature: 58 F (#79 warmest year; 0.7% below 100-year average) - Precipitation: 8.8 inches (#30 highest; 5.4% above 100-year average) (H. Armstrong Roberts/Getty Images)
1968: Dry and cool in the US | Average summer temperature: 70.7 F (#87 warmest year; 1% below 100-year average) – Maximum summer temperature: 83.3 F (#89 warmest year; 1.3% below 100-year average) – Minimum summer temperature: 58 F (#79 warmest year; 0.7% below 100-year average) – Precipitation: 8.8 inches (#30 highest; 5.4% above 100-year average) (H. Armstrong Roberts/Getty Images)
1969: Hurricane Camille damages the Gulf | Average summer temperature: 71.4 F (#63 warmest year; 0% below 100-year average) - Maximum summer temperature: 84.3 F (#70 warmest year; 0.2% below 100-year average) - Minimum summer temperature: 58.5 F (#62 warmest year; 0.2% above 100-year average) - Precipitation: 8.7 inches (#34 highest; 4.7% above 100-year average) (Ralph Ackerman/Getty Images)
1969: Hurricane Camille damages the Gulf | Average summer temperature: 71.4 F (#63 warmest year; 0% below 100-year average) – Maximum summer temperature: 84.3 F (#70 warmest year; 0.2% below 100-year average) – Minimum summer temperature: 58.5 F (#62 warmest year; 0.2% above 100-year average) – Precipitation: 8.7 inches (#34 highest; 4.7% above 100-year average) (Ralph Ackerman/Getty Images)
1970: A warm and dry summer | Average summer temperature: 72 F (#37 warmest year; 0.9% above 100-year average) - Maximum summer temperature: 85.2 F (#29 warmest year; 1% above 100-year average) - Minimum summer temperature: 58.8 F (#45 warmest year; 0.7% above 100-year average) - Precipitation: 7.6 inches (#84 highest; 9.3% below 100-year average) (H. Armstrong Roberts/Getty Images)
1970: A warm and dry summer | Average summer temperature: 72 F (#37 warmest year; 0.9% above 100-year average) – Maximum summer temperature: 85.2 F (#29 warmest year; 1% above 100-year average) – Minimum summer temperature: 58.8 F (#45 warmest year; 0.7% above 100-year average) – Precipitation: 7.6 inches (#84 highest; 9.3% below 100-year average) (H. Armstrong Roberts/Getty Images)
1971: Heavy rain in the Rockies | Average summer temperature: 71.3 F (#69 warmest year; 0.2% below 100-year average) - Maximum summer temperature: 84.3 F (#69 warmest year; 0.1% below 100-year average) - Minimum summer temperature: 58.2 F (#74 warmest year; 0.3% below 100-year average) - Precipitation: 8.3 inches (#59 highest; 0.5% below 100-year average) (H. Armstrong Roberts/Getty Images)
1971: Heavy rain in the Rockies | Average summer temperature: 71.3 F (#69 warmest year; 0.2% below 100-year average) – Maximum summer temperature: 84.3 F (#69 warmest year; 0.1% below 100-year average) – Minimum summer temperature: 58.2 F (#74 warmest year; 0.3% below 100-year average) – Precipitation: 8.3 inches (#59 highest; 0.5% below 100-year average) (H. Armstrong Roberts/Getty Images)
1972: Rainy days in the north | Average summer temperature: 70.7 F (#86 warmest year; 1% below 100-year average) - Maximum summer temperature: 83.5 F (#86 warmest year; 1.1% below 100-year average) - Minimum summer temperature: 57.9 F (#85 warmest year; 0.9% below 100-year average) - Precipitation: 8.7 inches (#36 highest; 4.2% above 100-year average) (Ira Gay Sealy/Getty Images)
1972: Rainy days in the north | Average summer temperature: 70.7 F (#86 warmest year; 1% below 100-year average) – Maximum summer temperature: 83.5 F (#86 warmest year; 1.1% below 100-year average) – Minimum summer temperature: 57.9 F (#85 warmest year; 0.9% below 100-year average) – Precipitation: 8.7 inches (#36 highest; 4.2% above 100-year average) (Ira Gay Sealy/Getty Images)
1973: Welcoming a long La Nina | Average summer temperature: 71.6 F (#59 warmest year; 0.3% above 100-year average) - Maximum summer temperature: 84.6 F (#57 warmest year; 0.2% above 100-year average) - Minimum summer temperature: 58.6 F (#58 warmest year; 0.4% above 100-year average) - Precipitation: 8.1 inches (#73 highest; 3% below 100-year average) (Classic Stock/Getty Images)
1973: Welcoming a long La Nina | Average summer temperature: 71.6 F (#59 warmest year; 0.3% above 100-year average) – Maximum summer temperature: 84.6 F (#57 warmest year; 0.2% above 100-year average) – Minimum summer temperature: 58.6 F (#58 warmest year; 0.4% above 100-year average) – Precipitation: 8.1 inches (#73 highest; 3% below 100-year average) (Classic Stock/Getty Images)
1974: Hurricane Fifi/Orlene | Average summer temperature: 71 F (#81 warmest year; 0.6% below 100-year average) - Maximum summer temperature: 84.2 F (#71 warmest year; 0.2% below 100-year average) - Minimum summer temperature: 57.7 F (#91 warmest year; 1.2% below 100-year average) - Precipitation: 8.2 inches (#63 highest; 1.3% below 100-year average) (Mirrorpix/Getty Images)
1974: Hurricane Fifi/Orlene | Average summer temperature: 71 F (#81 warmest year; 0.6% below 100-year average) – Maximum summer temperature: 84.2 F (#71 warmest year; 0.2% below 100-year average) – Minimum summer temperature: 57.7 F (#91 warmest year; 1.2% below 100-year average) – Precipitation: 8.2 inches (#63 highest; 1.3% below 100-year average) (Mirrorpix/Getty Images)
1975: Heavy rain in Montana | Average summer temperature: 70.9 F (#82 warmest year; 0.7% below 100-year average) - Maximum summer temperature: 83.4 F (#87 warmest year; 1.1% below 100-year average) - Minimum summer temperature: 58.3 F (#70 warmest year; 0.2% below 100-year average) - Precipitation: 9.1 inches (#16 highest; 9.5% above 100-year average) (Classic Stock/Getty Images)
1975: Heavy rain in Montana | Average summer temperature: 70.9 F (#82 warmest year; 0.7% below 100-year average) – Maximum summer temperature: 83.4 F (#87 warmest year; 1.1% below 100-year average) – Minimum summer temperature: 58.3 F (#70 warmest year; 0.2% below 100-year average) – Precipitation: 9.1 inches (#16 highest; 9.5% above 100-year average) (Classic Stock/Getty Images)
1976: Extreme drought in the Midwest | Average summer temperature: 70.5 F (#90 warmest year; 1.3% below 100-year average) - Maximum summer temperature: 83.6 F (#82 warmest year; 0.9% below 100-year average) - Minimum summer temperature: 57.3 F (#96 warmest year; 1.9% below 100-year average) - Precipitation: 7.5 inches (#85 highest; 9.7% below 100-year average) (Classic Stock/Getty Images)
1976: Extreme drought in the Midwest | Average summer temperature: 70.5 F (#90 warmest year; 1.3% below 100-year average) – Maximum summer temperature: 83.6 F (#82 warmest year; 0.9% below 100-year average) – Minimum summer temperature: 57.3 F (#96 warmest year; 1.9% below 100-year average) – Precipitation: 7.5 inches (#85 highest; 9.7% below 100-year average) (Classic Stock/Getty Images)
1977: A worsening drought | Average summer temperature: 72.2 F (#29 warmest year; 1.1% above 100-year average) - Maximum summer temperature: 85 F (#40 warmest year; 0.7% above 100-year average) - Minimum summer temperature: 59.3 F (#24 warmest year; 1.6% above 100-year average) - Precipitation: 8.6 inches (#40 highest; 3.4% above 100-year average) (Barbara Alper/Getty Images)
1977: A worsening drought | Average summer temperature: 72.2 F (#29 warmest year; 1.1% above 100-year average) – Maximum summer temperature: 85 F (#40 warmest year; 0.7% above 100-year average) – Minimum summer temperature: 59.3 F (#24 warmest year; 1.6% above 100-year average) – Precipitation: 8.6 inches (#40 highest; 3.4% above 100-year average) (Barbara Alper/Getty Images)
1978: A mild and average summer | Average summer temperature: 71.5 F (#61 warmest year; 0.2% above 100-year average) - Maximum summer temperature: 84.6 F (#53 warmest year; 0.3% above 100-year average) - Minimum summer temperature: 58.4 F (#65 warmest year; 0% below 100-year average) - Precipitation: 8.1 inches (#73 highest; 3% below 100-year average) (Duane Howell/Getty Images)
1978: A mild and average summer | Average summer temperature: 71.5 F (#61 warmest year; 0.2% above 100-year average) – Maximum summer temperature: 84.6 F (#53 warmest year; 0.3% above 100-year average) – Minimum summer temperature: 58.4 F (#65 warmest year; 0% below 100-year average) – Precipitation: 8.1 inches (#73 highest; 3% below 100-year average) (Duane Howell/Getty Images)
1979: Hurricane David strikes | Average summer temperature: 70.6 F (#88 warmest year; 1.1% below 100-year average) - Maximum summer temperature: 83.4 F (#88 warmest year; 1.2% below 100-year average) - Minimum summer temperature: 57.9 F (#83 warmest year; 0.9% below 100-year average) - Precipitation: 8.8 inches (#26 highest; 6.1% above 100-year average) (San Francisco Chronicle/Getty Images)
1979: Hurricane David strikes | Average summer temperature: 70.6 F (#88 warmest year; 1.1% below 100-year average) – Maximum summer temperature: 83.4 F (#88 warmest year; 1.2% below 100-year average) – Minimum summer temperature: 57.9 F (#83 warmest year; 0.9% below 100-year average) – Precipitation: 8.8 inches (#26 highest; 6.1% above 100-year average) (San Francisco Chronicle/Getty Images)
1980: Hurricane Allen and extreme heat | Average summer temperature: 72.4 F (#23 warmest year; 1.4% above 100-year average) - Maximum summer temperature: 85.8 F (#16 warmest year; 1.7% above 100-year average) - Minimum summer temperature: 59.1 F (#40 warmest year; 1.1% above 100-year average) - Precipitation: 6.9 inches (#98 highest; 17.7% below 100-year average) (Denver Post via Getty Images)
1980: Hurricane Allen and extreme heat | Average summer temperature: 72.4 F (#23 warmest year; 1.4% above 100-year average) – Maximum summer temperature: 85.8 F (#16 warmest year; 1.7% above 100-year average) – Minimum summer temperature: 59.1 F (#40 warmest year; 1.1% above 100-year average) – Precipitation: 6.9 inches (#98 highest; 17.7% below 100-year average) (Denver Post via Getty Images)
1981: A wet, mild summer | Average summer temperature: 72 F (#43 warmest year; 0.8% above 100-year average) - Maximum summer temperature: 84.6 F (#54 warmest year; 0.2% above 100-year average) - Minimum summer temperature: 59.3 F (#26 warmest year; 1.6% above 100-year average) - Precipitation: 9.3 inches (#11 highest; 11.3% above 100-year average) (Lyn Alweis/Getty Images)
1981: A wet, mild summer | Average summer temperature: 72 F (#43 warmest year; 0.8% above 100-year average) – Maximum summer temperature: 84.6 F (#54 warmest year; 0.2% above 100-year average) – Minimum summer temperature: 59.3 F (#26 warmest year; 1.6% above 100-year average) – Precipitation: 9.3 inches (#11 highest; 11.3% above 100-year average) (Lyn Alweis/Getty Images)
1982: Another El Nino | Average summer temperature: 70.5 F (#89 warmest year; 1.2% below 100-year average) - Maximum summer temperature: 82.9 F (#94 warmest year; 1.7% below 100-year average) - Minimum summer temperature: 58.1 F (#78 warmest year; 0.5% below 100-year average) - Precipitation: 8.8 inches (#28 highest; 5.9% above 100-year average) (Barbara Alper/Getty Images)
1982: Another El Nino | Average summer temperature: 70.5 F (#89 warmest year; 1.2% below 100-year average) – Maximum summer temperature: 82.9 F (#94 warmest year; 1.7% below 100-year average) – Minimum summer temperature: 58.1 F (#78 warmest year; 0.5% below 100-year average) – Precipitation: 8.8 inches (#28 highest; 5.9% above 100-year average) (Barbara Alper/Getty Images)
1983: A continuing El Nino | Average summer temperature: 72.1 F (#36 warmest year; 0.9% above 100-year average) - Maximum summer temperature: 84.9 F (#47 warmest year; 0.6% above 100-year average) - Minimum summer temperature: 59.2 F (#31 warmest year; 1.4% above 100-year average) - Precipitation: 7.4 inches (#87 highest; 11.1% below 100-year average) (Joe Sohm/Getty Images)
1983: A continuing El Nino | Average summer temperature: 72.1 F (#36 warmest year; 0.9% above 100-year average) – Maximum summer temperature: 84.9 F (#47 warmest year; 0.6% above 100-year average) – Minimum summer temperature: 59.2 F (#31 warmest year; 1.4% above 100-year average) – Precipitation: 7.4 inches (#87 highest; 11.1% below 100-year average) (Joe Sohm/Getty Images)
1984: Heavy rain in the West | Average summer temperature: 71.6 F (#57 warmest year; 0.3% above 100-year average) - Maximum summer temperature: 84.4 F (#67 warmest year; 0% below 100-year average) - Minimum summer temperature: 58.9 F (#43 warmest year; 0.9% above 100-year average) - Precipitation: 8.2 inches (#66 highest; 1.6% below 100-year average) (Todd Gipstein/Getty Images)
1984: Heavy rain in the West | Average summer temperature: 71.6 F (#57 warmest year; 0.3% above 100-year average) – Maximum summer temperature: 84.4 F (#67 warmest year; 0% below 100-year average) – Minimum summer temperature: 58.9 F (#43 warmest year; 0.9% above 100-year average) – Precipitation: 8.2 inches (#66 highest; 1.6% below 100-year average) (Todd Gipstein/Getty Images)
1985: Destructive Hurricane Gloria | Average summer temperature: 71.1 F (#78 warmest year; 0.5% below 100-year average) - Maximum summer temperature: 84.2 F (#73 warmest year; 0.3% below 100-year average) - Minimum summer temperature: 58 F (#82 warmest year; 0.8% below 100-year average) - Precipitation: 8.3 inches (#60 highest; 0.6% below 100-year average) (John Sohm/Getty Images)
1985: Destructive Hurricane Gloria | Average summer temperature: 71.1 F (#78 warmest year; 0.5% below 100-year average) – Maximum summer temperature: 84.2 F (#73 warmest year; 0.3% below 100-year average) – Minimum summer temperature: 58 F (#82 warmest year; 0.8% below 100-year average) – Precipitation: 8.3 inches (#60 highest; 0.6% below 100-year average) (John Sohm/Getty Images)
1986: Dry conditions in the South | Average summer temperature: 71.9 F (#47 warmest year; 0.7% above 100-year average) - Maximum summer temperature: 84.6 F (#53 warmest year; 0.3% above 100-year average) - Minimum summer temperature: 59.2 F (#34 warmest year; 1.3% above 100-year average) - Precipitation: 8.6 inches (#40 highest; 3.4% above 100-year average) (Alfred Gescheidt/Getty Images)
1986: Dry conditions in the South | Average summer temperature: 71.9 F (#47 warmest year; 0.7% above 100-year average) – Maximum summer temperature: 84.6 F (#53 warmest year; 0.3% above 100-year average) – Minimum summer temperature: 59.2 F (#34 warmest year; 1.3% above 100-year average) – Precipitation: 8.6 inches (#40 highest; 3.4% above 100-year average) (Alfred Gescheidt/Getty Images)
1987: Average across the board | Average summer temperature: 71.8 F (#52 warmest year; 0.6% above 100-year average) - Maximum summer temperature: 84.6 F (#57 warmest year; 0.2% above 100-year average) - Minimum summer temperature: 59 F (#41 warmest year; 1% above 100-year average) - Precipitation: 8.4 inches (#52 highest; 0.7% above 100-year average) (picture alliance/Getty Images)
1987: Average across the board | Average summer temperature: 71.8 F (#52 warmest year; 0.6% above 100-year average) – Maximum summer temperature: 84.6 F (#57 warmest year; 0.2% above 100-year average) – Minimum summer temperature: 59 F (#41 warmest year; 1% above 100-year average) – Precipitation: 8.4 inches (#52 highest; 0.7% above 100-year average) (picture alliance/Getty Images)
1988: Hurricane Gilbert clears a path | Average summer temperature: 73.1 F (#9 warmest year; 2.4% above 100-year average) - Maximum summer temperature: 86.7 F (#4 warmest year; 2.7% above 100-year average) - Minimum summer temperature: 59.5 F (#19 warmest year; 1.9% above 100-year average) - Precipitation: 6.9 inches (#97 highest; 17.3% below 100-year average) (John Sohm/Getty Images)
1988: Hurricane Gilbert clears a path | Average summer temperature: 73.1 F (#9 warmest year; 2.4% above 100-year average) – Maximum summer temperature: 86.7 F (#4 warmest year; 2.7% above 100-year average) – Minimum summer temperature: 59.5 F (#19 warmest year; 1.9% above 100-year average) – Precipitation: 6.9 inches (#97 highest; 17.3% below 100-year average) (John Sohm/Getty Images)
1989: A warm and cold combo | Average summer temperature: 71.2 F (#72 warmest year; 0.3% below 100-year average) - Maximum summer temperature: 83.8 F (#80 warmest year; 0.8% below 100-year average) - Minimum summer temperature: 58.7 F (#53 warmest year; 0.5% above 100-year average) - Precipitation: 9.4 inches (#8 highest; 12.9% above 100-year average) (John Sohm/Getty Images)
1989: A warm and cold combo | Average summer temperature: 71.2 F (#72 warmest year; 0.3% below 100-year average) – Maximum summer temperature: 83.8 F (#80 warmest year; 0.8% below 100-year average) – Minimum summer temperature: 58.7 F (#53 warmest year; 0.5% above 100-year average) – Precipitation: 9.4 inches (#8 highest; 12.9% above 100-year average) (John Sohm/Getty Images)
1990: Widespread drought conditions | Average summer temperature: 71.9 F (#45 warmest year; 0.7% above 100-year average) - Maximum summer temperature: 84.6 F (#50 warmest year; 0.3% above 100-year average) - Minimum summer temperature: 59.2 F (#32 warmest year; 1.4% above 100-year average) - Precipitation: 8.1 inches (#71 highest; 2.8% below 100-year average) (Camerique/ClassicStock/Getty Images)
1990: Widespread drought conditions | Average summer temperature: 71.9 F (#45 warmest year; 0.7% above 100-year average) – Maximum summer temperature: 84.6 F (#50 warmest year; 0.3% above 100-year average) – Minimum summer temperature: 59.2 F (#32 warmest year; 1.4% above 100-year average) – Precipitation: 8.1 inches (#71 highest; 2.8% below 100-year average) (Camerique/ClassicStock/Getty Images)
1991: Heavy rain in the Midwest | Average summer temperature: 72 F (#38 warmest year; 0.8% above 100-year average) - Maximum summer temperature: 84.6 F (#58 warmest year; 0.2% above 100-year average) - Minimum summer temperature: 59.4 F (#23 warmest year; 1.7% above 100-year average) - Precipitation: 8.1 inches (#68 highest; 2.2% below 100-year average) (Douglas Peebles/Getty Images)
1991: Heavy rain in the Midwest | Average summer temperature: 72 F (#38 warmest year; 0.8% above 100-year average) – Maximum summer temperature: 84.6 F (#58 warmest year; 0.2% above 100-year average) – Minimum summer temperature: 59.4 F (#23 warmest year; 1.7% above 100-year average) – Precipitation: 8.1 inches (#68 highest; 2.2% below 100-year average) (Douglas Peebles/Getty Images)
1992: Hurricane Andrew strikes Florida | Average summer temperature: 69.5 F (#100 warmest year; 2.6% below 100-year average) - Maximum summer temperature: 81.7 F (#100 warmest year; 3.2% below 100-year average) - Minimum summer temperature: 57.3 F (#98 warmest year; 2% below 100-year average) - Precipitation: 9.9 inches (#2 highest; 19.5% above 100-year average) (Independent Picture Group/Getty Images)
1992: Hurricane Andrew strikes Florida | Average summer temperature: 69.5 F (#100 warmest year; 2.6% below 100-year average) – Maximum summer temperature: 81.7 F (#100 warmest year; 3.2% below 100-year average) – Minimum summer temperature: 57.3 F (#98 warmest year; 2% below 100-year average) – Precipitation: 9.9 inches (#2 highest; 19.5% above 100-year average) (Independent Picture Group/Getty Images)
1993: A rainy summer in the Southwest | Average summer temperature: 70.4 F (#92 warmest year; 1.4% below 100-year average) - Maximum summer temperature: 82.5 F (#98 warmest year; 2.2% below 100-year average) - Minimum summer temperature: 58.3 F (#69 warmest year; 0.2% below 100-year average) - Precipitation: 9.7 inches (#4 highest; 16.3% above 100-year average) (John Sohm/Getty Images)
1993: A rainy summer in the Southwest | Average summer temperature: 70.4 F (#92 warmest year; 1.4% below 100-year average) – Maximum summer temperature: 82.5 F (#98 warmest year; 2.2% below 100-year average) – Minimum summer temperature: 58.3 F (#69 warmest year; 0.2% below 100-year average) – Precipitation: 9.7 inches (#4 highest; 16.3% above 100-year average) (John Sohm/Getty Images)
1994: Extreme drought and heavy rain | Average summer temperature: 72.3 F (#27 warmest year; 1.2% above 100-year average) - Maximum summer temperature: 85.2 F (#29 warmest year; 1% above 100-year average) - Minimum summer temperature: 59.3 F (#28 warmest year; 1.5% above 100-year average) - Precipitation: 8.5 inches (#45 highest; 2.5% above 100-year average) (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
1994: Extreme drought and heavy rain | Average summer temperature: 72.3 F (#27 warmest year; 1.2% above 100-year average) – Maximum summer temperature: 85.2 F (#29 warmest year; 1% above 100-year average) – Minimum summer temperature: 59.3 F (#28 warmest year; 1.5% above 100-year average) – Precipitation: 8.5 inches (#45 highest; 2.5% above 100-year average) (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
1995: Hurricanes Opal, Luis, and Marilyn | Average summer temperature: 71.8 F (#52 warmest year; 0.6% above 100-year average) - Maximum summer temperature: 84.5 F (#59 warmest year; 0.1% above 100-year average) - Minimum summer temperature: 59.1 F (#35 warmest year; 1.2% above 100-year average) - Precipitation: 8.5 inches (#44 highest; 2.6% above 100-year average) (Andrew Lichtenstein/Getty Images)
1995: Hurricanes Opal, Luis, and Marilyn | Average summer temperature: 71.8 F (#52 warmest year; 0.6% above 100-year average) – Maximum summer temperature: 84.5 F (#59 warmest year; 0.1% above 100-year average) – Minimum summer temperature: 59.1 F (#35 warmest year; 1.2% above 100-year average) – Precipitation: 8.5 inches (#44 highest; 2.6% above 100-year average) (Andrew Lichtenstein/Getty Images)
1996: Heavy rain in the Northwest | Average summer temperature: 72 F (#40 warmest year; 0.8% above 100-year average) - Maximum summer temperature: 84.7 F (#48 warmest year; 0.4% above 100-year average) - Minimum summer temperature: 59.2 F (#30 warmest year; 1.4% above 100-year average) - Precipitation: 8.7 inches (#37 highest; 4% above 100-year average) (Joe Sohm/Getty Images)
1996: Heavy rain in the Northwest | Average summer temperature: 72 F (#40 warmest year; 0.8% above 100-year average) – Maximum summer temperature: 84.7 F (#48 warmest year; 0.4% above 100-year average) – Minimum summer temperature: 59.2 F (#30 warmest year; 1.4% above 100-year average) – Precipitation: 8.7 inches (#37 highest; 4% above 100-year average) (Joe Sohm/Getty Images)
1997: A huge El Nino | Average summer temperature: 71.1 F (#77 warmest year; 0.4% below 100-year average) - Maximum summer temperature: 83.5 F (#86 warmest year; 1.1% below 100-year average) - Minimum summer temperature: 58.7 F (#54 warmest year; 0.4% above 100-year average) - Precipitation: 8.8 inches (#29 highest; 5.6% above 100-year average) (Rick Loomis/Getty Images)
1997: A huge El Nino | Average summer temperature: 71.1 F (#77 warmest year; 0.4% below 100-year average) – Maximum summer temperature: 83.5 F (#86 warmest year; 1.1% below 100-year average) – Minimum summer temperature: 58.7 F (#54 warmest year; 0.4% above 100-year average) – Precipitation: 8.8 inches (#29 highest; 5.6% above 100-year average) (Rick Loomis/Getty Images)
1998: Deadly Hurricane Mitch | Average summer temperature: 72.6 F (#21 warmest year; 1.6% above 100-year average) - Maximum summer temperature: 85.1 F (#35 warmest year; 0.9% above 100-year average) - Minimum summer temperature: 60 F (#13 warmest year; 2.6% above 100-year average) - Precipitation: 8.6 inches (#40 highest; 3.4% above 100-year average) (Robert Lachmann/Getty Images)
1998: Deadly Hurricane Mitch | Average summer temperature: 72.6 F (#21 warmest year; 1.6% above 100-year average) – Maximum summer temperature: 85.1 F (#35 warmest year; 0.9% above 100-year average) – Minimum summer temperature: 60 F (#13 warmest year; 2.6% above 100-year average) – Precipitation: 8.6 inches (#40 highest; 3.4% above 100-year average) (Robert Lachmann/Getty Images)
1999: Drought in the East | Average summer temperature: 71.8 F (#49 warmest year; 0.6% above 100-year average) - Maximum summer temperature: 84.4 F (#63 warmest year; 0% below 100-year average) - Minimum summer temperature: 59.3 F (#29 warmest year; 1.5% above 100-year average) - Precipitation: 8.2 inches (#66 highest; 1.6% below 100-year average) (Camerique/Getty Images)
1999: Drought in the East | Average summer temperature: 71.8 F (#49 warmest year; 0.6% above 100-year average) – Maximum summer temperature: 84.4 F (#63 warmest year; 0% below 100-year average) – Minimum summer temperature: 59.3 F (#29 warmest year; 1.5% above 100-year average) – Precipitation: 8.2 inches (#66 highest; 1.6% below 100-year average) (Camerique/Getty Images)
2000: Even Antarctica is warm | Average summer temperature: 72.3 F (#26 warmest year; 1.3% above 100-year average) - Maximum summer temperature: 85.3 F (#26 warmest year; 1.1% above 100-year average) - Minimum summer temperature: 59.3 F (#24 warmest year; 1.6% above 100-year average) - Precipitation: 7.7 inches (#80 highest; 7.9% below 100-year average) (Joel P. Lugavere/Getty Images)
2000: Even Antarctica is warm | Average summer temperature: 72.3 F (#26 warmest year; 1.3% above 100-year average) – Maximum summer temperature: 85.3 F (#26 warmest year; 1.1% above 100-year average) – Minimum summer temperature: 59.3 F (#24 warmest year; 1.6% above 100-year average) – Precipitation: 7.7 inches (#80 highest; 7.9% below 100-year average) (Joel P. Lugavere/Getty Images)
2001: Extremely wet in the Midwest | Average summer temperature: 72.7 F (#18 warmest year; 1.8% above 100-year average) - Maximum summer temperature: 85.5 F (#18 warmest year; 1.3% above 100-year average) - Minimum summer temperature: 59.8 F (#15 warmest year; 2.4% above 100-year average) - Precipitation: 8.3 inches (#61 highest; 0.8% below 100-year average) (Ken Lubas/Getty Images)
2001: Extremely wet in the Midwest | Average summer temperature: 72.7 F (#18 warmest year; 1.8% above 100-year average) – Maximum summer temperature: 85.5 F (#18 warmest year; 1.3% above 100-year average) – Minimum summer temperature: 59.8 F (#15 warmest year; 2.4% above 100-year average) – Precipitation: 8.3 inches (#61 highest; 0.8% below 100-year average) (Ken Lubas/Getty Images)
2002: Widespread droughts around the US | Average summer temperature: 73.2 F (#8 warmest year; 2.5% above 100-year average) - Maximum summer temperature: 86.2 F (#9 warmest year; 2.2% above 100-year average) - Minimum summer temperature: 60.1 F (#9 warmest year; 3% above 100-year average) - Precipitation: 7.6 inches (#83 highest; 9.1% below 100-year average) (Ricardo DeAratanha/Getty Images)
2002: Widespread droughts around the US | Average summer temperature: 73.2 F (#8 warmest year; 2.5% above 100-year average) – Maximum summer temperature: 86.2 F (#9 warmest year; 2.2% above 100-year average) – Minimum summer temperature: 60.1 F (#9 warmest year; 3% above 100-year average) – Precipitation: 7.6 inches (#83 highest; 9.1% below 100-year average) (Ricardo DeAratanha/Getty Images)
2003: Heavy damage from Hurricane Isabel | Average summer temperature: 72.7 F (#15 warmest year; 1.8% above 100-year average) - Maximum summer temperature: 85.6 F (#17 warmest year; 1.4% above 100-year average) - Minimum summer temperature: 59.9 F (#14 warmest year; 2.5% above 100-year average) - Precipitation: 8.7 inches (#37 highest; 4% above 100-year average) (Glenn Koenig/Getty Images)
2003: Heavy damage from Hurricane Isabel | Average summer temperature: 72.7 F (#15 warmest year; 1.8% above 100-year average) – Maximum summer temperature: 85.6 F (#17 warmest year; 1.4% above 100-year average) – Minimum summer temperature: 59.9 F (#14 warmest year; 2.5% above 100-year average) – Precipitation: 8.7 inches (#37 highest; 4% above 100-year average) (Glenn Koenig/Getty Images)
2004: Hurricane Ivan damages the Caribbean | Average summer temperature: 70.4 F (#94 warmest year; 1.4% below 100-year average) - Maximum summer temperature: 82.7 F (#97 warmest year; 2% below 100-year average) - Minimum summer temperature: 58 F (#80 warmest year; 0.7% below 100-year average) - Precipitation: 9.6 inches (#5 highest; 15.4% above 100-year average) (Joe Sohm/Getty Images)
2004: Hurricane Ivan damages the Caribbean | Average summer temperature: 70.4 F (#94 warmest year; 1.4% below 100-year average) – Maximum summer temperature: 82.7 F (#97 warmest year; 2% below 100-year average) – Minimum summer temperature: 58 F (#80 warmest year; 0.7% below 100-year average) – Precipitation: 9.6 inches (#5 highest; 15.4% above 100-year average) (Joe Sohm/Getty Images)
2005: Hurricane Katrina strikes | Average summer temperature: 72.6 F (#19 warmest year; 1.6% above 100-year average) - Maximum summer temperature: 85.3 F (#25 warmest year; 1.1% above 100-year average) - Minimum summer temperature: 59.8 F (#15 warmest year; 2.4% above 100-year average) - Precipitation: 8.8 inches (#26 highest; 6.1% above 100-year average) (John Greim/Getty Images)
2005: Hurricane Katrina strikes | Average summer temperature: 72.6 F (#19 warmest year; 1.6% above 100-year average) – Maximum summer temperature: 85.3 F (#25 warmest year; 1.1% above 100-year average) – Minimum summer temperature: 59.8 F (#15 warmest year; 2.4% above 100-year average) – Precipitation: 8.8 inches (#26 highest; 6.1% above 100-year average) (John Greim/Getty Images)
2006: Extreme drought in the South | Average summer temperature: 73.5 F (#5 warmest year; 2.9% above 100-year average) - Maximum summer temperature: 86.6 F (#6 warmest year; 2.6% above 100-year average) - Minimum summer temperature: 60.4 F (#5 warmest year; 3.5% above 100-year average) - Precipitation: 7.8 inches (#78 highest; 6% below 100-year average) (Gina Ferazzi/Getty Images)
2006: Extreme drought in the South | Average summer temperature: 73.5 F (#5 warmest year; 2.9% above 100-year average) – Maximum summer temperature: 86.6 F (#6 warmest year; 2.6% above 100-year average) – Minimum summer temperature: 60.4 F (#5 warmest year; 3.5% above 100-year average) – Precipitation: 7.8 inches (#78 highest; 6% below 100-year average) (Gina Ferazzi/Getty Images)
2007: Giant Hurricane Dean | Average summer temperature: 73.1 F (#11 warmest year; 2.3% above 100-year average) - Maximum summer temperature: 86 F (#13 warmest year; 1.8% above 100-year average) - Minimum summer temperature: 60.2 F (#8 warmest year; 3.1% above 100-year average) - Precipitation: 8.4 inches (#51 highest; 0.8% above 100-year average) (Construction Photograph/Getty Images)
2007: Giant Hurricane Dean | Average summer temperature: 73.1 F (#11 warmest year; 2.3% above 100-year average) – Maximum summer temperature: 86 F (#13 warmest year; 1.8% above 100-year average) – Minimum summer temperature: 60.2 F (#8 warmest year; 3.1% above 100-year average) – Precipitation: 8.4 inches (#51 highest; 0.8% above 100-year average) (Construction Photograph/Getty Images)
2008: A rainy Midwestern summer | Average summer temperature: 72 F (#38 warmest year; 0.8% above 100-year average) - Maximum summer temperature: 84.9 F (#46 warmest year; 0.6% above 100-year average) - Minimum summer temperature: 59.1 F (#38 warmest year; 1.2% above 100-year average) - Precipitation: 8.9 inches (#25 highest; 6.4% above 100-year average) (Lightrocket/Getty Images)
2008: A rainy Midwestern summer | Average summer temperature: 72 F (#38 warmest year; 0.8% above 100-year average) – Maximum summer temperature: 84.9 F (#46 warmest year; 0.6% above 100-year average) – Minimum summer temperature: 59.1 F (#38 warmest year; 1.2% above 100-year average) – Precipitation: 8.9 inches (#25 highest; 6.4% above 100-year average) (Lightrocket/Getty Images)
2009: Droughts on the coasts | Average summer temperature: 71 F (#79 warmest year; 0.5% below 100-year average) - Maximum summer temperature: 83.5 F (#84 warmest year; 1.1% below 100-year average) - Minimum summer temperature: 58.5 F (#61 warmest year; 0.2% above 100-year average) - Precipitation: 8.8 inches (#30 highest; 5.4% above 100-year average) (Jeff Greenburg/Getty Images)
2009: Droughts on the coasts | Average summer temperature: 71 F (#79 warmest year; 0.5% below 100-year average) – Maximum summer temperature: 83.5 F (#84 warmest year; 1.1% below 100-year average) – Minimum summer temperature: 58.5 F (#61 warmest year; 0.2% above 100-year average) – Precipitation: 8.8 inches (#30 highest; 5.4% above 100-year average) (Jeff Greenburg/Getty Images)
2010: A hot, dry southern summer | Average summer temperature: 73.1 F (#10 warmest year; 2.3% above 100-year average) - Maximum summer temperature: 85.5 F (#21 warmest year; 1.3% above 100-year average) - Minimum summer temperature: 60.7 F (#3 warmest year; 3.9% above 100-year average) - Precipitation: 9.3 inches (#9 highest; 12% above 100-year average) (Glenn Koenig/Getty Images)
2010: A hot, dry southern summer | Average summer temperature: 73.1 F (#10 warmest year; 2.3% above 100-year average) – Maximum summer temperature: 85.5 F (#21 warmest year; 1.3% above 100-year average) – Minimum summer temperature: 60.7 F (#3 warmest year; 3.9% above 100-year average) – Precipitation: 9.3 inches (#9 highest; 12% above 100-year average) (Glenn Koenig/Getty Images)
2013: Drought in the West | Average summer temperature: 72.5 F (#22 warmest year; 1.6% above 100-year average) - Maximum summer temperature: 84.9 F (#43 warmest year; 0.7% above 100-year average) - Minimum summer temperature: 60.1 F (#10 warmest year; 2.9% above 100-year average) - Precipitation: 9.2 inches (#12 highest; 11.1% above 100-year average) (Andia/Getty Images)
2013: Drought in the West | Average summer temperature: 72.5 F (#22 warmest year; 1.6% above 100-year average) – Maximum summer temperature: 84.9 F (#43 warmest year; 0.7% above 100-year average) – Minimum summer temperature: 60.1 F (#10 warmest year; 2.9% above 100-year average) – Precipitation: 9.2 inches (#12 highest; 11.1% above 100-year average) (Andia/Getty Images)
2015: A large El Nino | Average summer temperature: 72.8 F (#14 warmest year; 1.9% above 100-year average) - Maximum summer temperature: 85.1 F (#35 warmest year; 0.9% above 100-year average) - Minimum summer temperature: 60.3 F (#6 warmest year; 3.3% above 100-year average) - Precipitation: 9.2 inches (#14 highest; 10.5% above 100-year average) (Ken Lubas/Getty Images)
2015: A large El Nino | Average summer temperature: 72.8 F (#14 warmest year; 1.9% above 100-year average) – Maximum summer temperature: 85.1 F (#35 warmest year; 0.9% above 100-year average) – Minimum summer temperature: 60.3 F (#6 warmest year; 3.3% above 100-year average) – Precipitation: 9.2 inches (#14 highest; 10.5% above 100-year average) (Ken Lubas/Getty Images)
2014: Hurricane Odile hits Mexico | Average summer temperature: 71.7 F (#55 warmest year; 0.4% above 100-year average) - Maximum summer temperature: 83.9 F (#77 warmest year; 0.5% below 100-year average) - Minimum summer temperature: 59.5 F (#22 warmest year; 1.8% above 100-year average) - Precipitation: 9.4 inches (#7 highest; 13% above 100-year average) (Luis Sinco/Getty Images)
2014: Hurricane Odile hits Mexico | Average summer temperature: 71.7 F (#55 warmest year; 0.4% above 100-year average) – Maximum summer temperature: 83.9 F (#77 warmest year; 0.5% below 100-year average) – Minimum summer temperature: 59.5 F (#22 warmest year; 1.8% above 100-year average) – Precipitation: 9.4 inches (#7 highest; 13% above 100-year average) (Luis Sinco/Getty Images)
2016: Very hot with heavy rain | Average summer temperature: 73.5 F (#6 warmest year; 2.9% above 100-year average) - Maximum summer temperature: 86.2 F (#10 warmest year; 2.2% above 100-year average) - Minimum summer temperature: 60.8 F (#2 warmest year; 4.1% above 100-year average) - Precipitation: 8.9 inches (#24 highest; 6.6% above 100-year average) (The Washington Post/Getty Images)
2016: Very hot with heavy rain | Average summer temperature: 73.5 F (#6 warmest year; 2.9% above 100-year average) – Maximum summer temperature: 86.2 F (#10 warmest year; 2.2% above 100-year average) – Minimum summer temperature: 60.8 F (#2 warmest year; 4.1% above 100-year average) – Precipitation: 8.9 inches (#24 highest; 6.6% above 100-year average) (The Washington Post/Getty Images)
2011: Very warm and very divided | Average summer temperature: 73.7 F (#3 warmest year; 3.1% above 100-year average) - Maximum summer temperature: 86.7 F (#5 warmest year; 2.7% above 100-year average) - Minimum summer temperature: 60.7 F (#4 warmest year; 3.8% above 100-year average) - Precipitation: 7.4 inches (#88 highest; 11.5% below 100-year average) (Education Images/Getty Images)
2011: Very warm and very divided | Average summer temperature: 73.7 F (#3 warmest year; 3.1% above 100-year average) – Maximum summer temperature: 86.7 F (#5 warmest year; 2.7% above 100-year average) – Minimum summer temperature: 60.7 F (#4 warmest year; 3.8% above 100-year average) – Precipitation: 7.4 inches (#88 highest; 11.5% below 100-year average) (Education Images/Getty Images)
2012: Dry conditions in the Rockies | Average summer temperature: 73.7 F (#2 warmest year; 3.2% above 100-year average) - Maximum summer temperature: 87.2 F (#3 warmest year; 3.3% above 100-year average) - Minimum summer temperature: 60.2 F (#7 warmest year; 3.1% above 100-year average) - Precipitation: 7.2 inches (#90 highest; 13.2% below 100-year average) (Education Images/Getty Images)
2012: Dry conditions in the Rockies | Average summer temperature: 73.7 F (#2 warmest year; 3.2% above 100-year average) – Maximum summer temperature: 87.2 F (#3 warmest year; 3.3% above 100-year average) – Minimum summer temperature: 60.2 F (#7 warmest year; 3.1% above 100-year average) – Precipitation: 7.2 inches (#90 highest; 13.2% below 100-year average) (Education Images/Getty Images)
2017: Hurricanes Irma and Maria | Average summer temperature: 72.7 F (#16 warmest year; 1.8% above 100-year average) - Maximum summer temperature: 85.4 F (#23 warmest year; 1.1% above 100-year average) - Minimum summer temperature: 60 F (#12 warmest year; 2.8% above 100-year average) - Precipitation: 9.3 inches (#10 highest; 11.7% above 100-year average) (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
2017: Hurricanes Irma and Maria | Average summer temperature: 72.7 F (#16 warmest year; 1.8% above 100-year average) – Maximum summer temperature: 85.4 F (#23 warmest year; 1.1% above 100-year average) – Minimum summer temperature: 60 F (#12 warmest year; 2.8% above 100-year average) – Precipitation: 9.3 inches (#10 highest; 11.7% above 100-year average) (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
2018: Extreme drought, heavy rain | Average summer temperature: 73.5 F (#6 warmest year; 2.9% above 100-year average) - Maximum summer temperature: 86.1 F (#11 warmest year; 2% above 100-year average) - Minimum summer temperature: 60.9 F (#1 warmest year; 4.2% above 100-year average) - Precipitation: 9 inches (#18 highest; 8.1% above 100-year average) (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
2018: Extreme drought, heavy rain | Average summer temperature: 73.5 F (#6 warmest year; 2.9% above 100-year average) – Maximum summer temperature: 86.1 F (#11 warmest year; 2% above 100-year average) – Minimum summer temperature: 60.9 F (#1 warmest year; 4.2% above 100-year average) – Precipitation: 9 inches (#18 highest; 8.1% above 100-year average) (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
2019: A cool, rainy Midwestern summer | Average summer temperature: 72.4 F (#24 warmest year; 1.3% above 100-year average) - Maximum summer temperature: 84.9 F (#45 warmest year; 0.6% above 100-year average) - Minimum summer temperature: 59.8 F (#15 warmest year; 2.4% above 100-year average) - Precipitation: 8.9 inches (#22 highest; 7.1% above 100-year average) (Anna-Rose Gassot/Getty Images)
2019: A cool, rainy Midwestern summer | Average summer temperature: 72.4 F (#24 warmest year; 1.3% above 100-year average) – Maximum summer temperature: 84.9 F (#45 warmest year; 0.6% above 100-year average) – Minimum summer temperature: 59.8 F (#15 warmest year; 2.4% above 100-year average) – Precipitation: 8.9 inches (#22 highest; 7.1% above 100-year average) (Anna-Rose Gassot/Getty Images)
2020: Extremes from east to west | Average summer temperature: 73.5 degrees F (#4 warmest year; 3.0% above 100-year average) - Maximum summer temperature: 86.4 degrees F (#8 warmest year; 2.4% above 100-year average) - Minimum summer temperature: 60.0 degrees F (#13 warmest year; 3.8% above 100-year average) - Precipitation: 8.1
2020: Extremes from east to west | Average summer temperature: 73.5 degrees F (#4 warmest year; 3.0% above 100-year average) – Maximum summer temperature: 86.4 degrees F (#8 warmest year; 2.4% above 100-year average) – Minimum summer temperature: 60.0 degrees F (#13 warmest year; 3.8% above 100-year average) – Precipitation: 8.1″ (#71 highest; 2.6% below 100-year average) (Jessica Christian/Getty Images)

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