July in Seattle

These Capitol Hill homes were built around 1910.  They are called Seattle boxes, or foursquare houses.

Hydrangea macrophylla

 Allium by the alley.  The photos above were taken on Capitol Hill in July 2014.

Mostly roses & Hydrangea macrophylla at this dutch colonial house in University Park, built around 1920.

July 2014 in Seattle was significantly warmer & slightly wetter than normal. The mean temperature was 69.2F/20.7C.  The normal mean temperature is 65.7F/18.7C.  Total precipitation was 0.77 inches/19.6mm, 0.76 inches/19.3mm fell on 7/23.  Normal precipitation is 0.70 inches/17.8mm.  The highest temperature was 94F/34.4C on 7/1.  The lowest was 53F/11.7C on 7/18.  There were 10 days at 85F/29.4C or above, which is hot for Seattle.  There was 1 day with heavy rain, 1 day with rain, 3 days with light rain, 7 days with fog (1 with visibility at less than 1/4 mile) 6 cloudy days, 11 partly cloudy days & 14 fair days.