July 2025 Climate Summaries
Mobile Alabama and Pensacola Florida Area
Joe Maniscalco - Observation Program Leader (OPL)/Meteorologist
POC for Observation, Climate, and COOP
National Weather Service Mobile Alabama
August 3, 2025
July 2025 in Review - Temperatures were not too far off from seasonal July normal values. A bit more noticeable variability in the daily high temperature trace was observed about the means the latter half of the month at Mobile, where periods of rainy/cloudy conditions brought below normal highs and the sunnier days brought well above normal heat. Overnight lows started out at or below normal the first couple weeks, lifting to well above normal for much of the time to close out the second half of the month. The Mobile area saw 28 days where the mercury lifted to 90.0° or higher and well above the normal number days of occurrence at 22.
Similar to Mobile, Pensacola saw noticeable variability in the daily high temperature trace being observed about the means the latter half of the month beginning the middle of the month. Lows were mostly above to well above normal, with two mornings reaching new record high low temperatures the latter half of the month. In fact, the average low temperature for the month settled into the top ten warmest July's on record. The Pensacola area recorded 90.0° or higher on 27 days of the month, well above the normal number days of occurrence at 20. The average high tied for seventh warmest July's on record. Average temperatures broke into the top five warmest July's on record.
On the flip side, precipitation was underwhelming at Mobile and Pensacola, with both rain gauges reflecting several inches in deficit for the month of July.
Mobile Alabama Area [Climate Normal Period 1991-2020, Climate Record Period 1872 to Present]- The average monthly high of 92.3° was 1.4° above normal. The average monthly low was 73.9° or 0.8° above normal. The average monthly temperature of 83.1° was 1.1° above normal. The highest temperature for the month, 97° on the 29th was 6° above the normal for this date. The lowest temperature for the month, 70° occurring on the morning of the 6th was 3° below normal for this date. No record temperatures were set at Mobile. (Fig. A) shows a graphical representation of how the Mobile area temperatures compared to the seasonal normal daily highs and lows, which are shown by the colored dashed lines. Bar graphs reflecting the daily high/low temperature departures from normal are provided in the table below (Figs. B and C). It was a dry month with the rain gauge short by nearly half of normal rainfall. 3.88" was collected (Fig. D), 3.81" below normal. A bar graph showing the number of days of occurrence of select precipitation amounts compared to climatological normals is also provided in (Fig. D). Despite the shortage of July rainfall, annual rainfall to date remains above normal by over just over four inches. 44.97" (Fig. E), a surplus against the means of 4.06".
July top records for the month during the Period of Record for the Mobile Area:
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Pensacola Florida Area [Climate Normal Period 1991-2020, Climate Record Period 1879 to Present] - The average monthly high of 92.5° was 0.9° above normal and tied for the 7th warmest average July high on record with 1987 being the other year. The average monthly low was 77.1° or 1.8° above normal and tied for 5th warmest average July low temperature on record with two other years, 2022 and 1980. There were two record high low daily temperatures reached, 80° on the morning of the 17th tied with six other occurrences for the date in 2010, 1981, 1973, 1952, 1938, and 1902. The second was 82° on the morning of the 22nd which broke the previous daily high low temperature of 80° on this date set in 2021, 2015, 1912, 1911, 1909, 1907, and 1881. The average monthly temperature of 84.8° was 1.3° above normal and tied for 4th warmest July mean temperature with 2017 being the other year. The highest temperature for the month, 98° on the 15th was 6° above the normal daily high temperature for this date. The lowest temperature for the month, 73° on the 6th, was 2° below the normal daily low temperature on average for the date. (Fig. F) shows a graphical representation of how the Pensacola area temperatures compared to the seasonal normal daily highs and lows, which are shown by the colored dashed lines. (Figs. G and H) shows the daily high/low temperature departures from normal. The rain gauge collected a meager 2.93" (Fig. I), and a hair short of five inches, at 4.96", below normal for July rainfall. A bar graph showing the number of days of occurrence of select precipitation amounts compared to climatological normal is also shown in (Fig. I). Annual rainfall, 34.41", is in deficit 5.27", below normal to date. (Fig. J).
July top records for the month during the Period of Record for the Pensacola Area:
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Additional July 2025 Climatology and Topics
Although there were isolated pockets of slightly above normal rainfall, much of the local area was in deficit, some 25 to 75% of normal. The driest areas were focused over the Lower Alabama/Tombigbee River Basins and west into portions of interior southeast MS. (Fig. K) shows the areal distribution of monthly rainfall, (Fig. L) shows the areal rainfall departures from normal and (Fig. M), the areal percent of normal rainfall.
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August 2025 Climatology, Seasonal Climatology and Outlooks:
The Coastal Plain is favored to lean above normal in temperatures for the month of August. Westward across the Lower Mississippi River Valley, equal chances of above or below normal temperatures are favored. Precipitation is favored to lean above normal over the southeast US to the central Gulf coast. We are now moving into the beginning of the peak of the Atlantic Basin Hurricane Season where August sees typical development of tropical cyclones encompassing the Gulf to the western Atlantic to east of the Caribbean Islands known as the Main Development Region or MDR. The 2025 Atlantic Basin Hurricane Season Outlook is provided in the link below. It's highly encouraged to review your hurricane preparedness. Click on the Preparedness Tab on the NWS Mobile Tropical Webpage.
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Additional Climate Links:
The National Weather Service Mobile Alabama's Climate and Past Weather page provides climate data at your fingertips for many observation points in the local forecast area by accessing the NOWData tab as well as many other climate resources. The Climate Prediction Center Link provides short and longer range climatic outlooks and education about the larger scale global circulations that impact temperatures and weather. With the large agriculture and farming presence along the central Gulf coast, the Drought Monitor link provides updates on drought trends and impacts. Another very helpful resource is the Community Collaborative Rain Hail and Snow (CoCoRaHS) network, which is a large group of volunteers working together to measure and map precipitation (rain, hail, and snow). The aim of CoCoRaHS is to provide the highest quality data for natural resource, education and research applications. You can be a part of the CoCoRaHS team by becoming a volunteer rainfall observer.
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Contact: Joe Maniscalco - Observation Program Leader WFO Mobile, AL at joe.maniscalco@noaa.gov
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