July ended up almost one degree above normal but didn’t set any records. The average temperature for the month was 22.0 degrees Celsius, while the normal is 21.1 C. There were six days with a daytime high over 30 C, which was warm enough but not exceptional.
In lockstep with the above average temperature, the corn heat unit (CHU) count reached 825 CHU for the month, while the normal for July is 799 CHU. Despite the higher-than-normal CHU in July, total heat units for the season are slightly behind due to the cooler month of May. The total so far for the season (since May 16) is 1833 CHU, while normal is 1862 CHU.
Most of July was relatively dry with less than half the normal amount of rainfall, but that all changed in the last week. There were 42 millimetres rain in the last week to bring the monthly total to 92 mm, which is slightly above normal. But – the rain patterns were not normal in some locations. Only a kilometre away there was twice that amount, and in the other direction only half or even less was received. Check your own rain gauge!
Blueberries and sweet corn are in full swing; early-season apples have also appeared on the market, and the harvesting of winter wheat is well underway.
The forecast for August is for slightly warmer than average temperatures, especially at night, with precipitation limited to showers and thunder showers – except the first few days of the month, when there have been some significant downpours. So far in 2026, the average temperature (0.2 C) and precipitation (86 mm per month) are about normal.