Exactly how hot was July? It was 6.7 degrees hotter than normal for July in Bluffton and Pandora, says Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer.

The average July 2011 daily temperature was 79.5 degrees. The normal July daily temperature is 72.8 degrees.

In addition to the heat, July was drier than normal. The July 2011 precipation was 2.35 inches. The normal July precipitation is 3.85 inches.

The highest reading was 98 degrees on July 21. The low was 62 degrees on July 15. July 2011's average maximum temperature was 90.4 degrees. The average minimum temperature was 68.6 degrees.

Here's the daily summary for the past seven days.

Date High Low Prec.
July 25 90 72
July 26 91 65
July 27 89 65
July 28 95 78 trace
July 29 87 73 0.15
July 30 90 70 trace
July 31 94 66