July 17, 2026 Friday Tropical Update
Two areas of interest in the Atlantic including a tropical wave off Africa that looks interesting but window for development is short
July 2026 was the warmest July in the 132-year national record (1895–2026), at 76.9°F against a 1991–2020 normal of 74.4°F (+2.5°F).
July 2026 was the 26th-driest July in the 132-year national record (1895–2026), at 2.5in against a 1991–2020 normal of 2.9in (-0.3in).
NOAA/NCEI Climate at a Glance, contiguous United States. This is the observed record for the month, not a score of anything said in this piece — the forecast ledger begins 2026-08-17 and cannot reach earlier posts.
Major Canadian Fires will blanket thick smoke across the Great Lakes and Mid-Atlantic into the Northeast U.S.
Visible satellite shows the very dense smoke mainly aloft but also mixing down to the surface.
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