The past week’s temperature, with highs staying in the 70s and lows dipping into the 50s, is out of the ordinary for this summer.

The months of June and July have seen higher than average temperatures in Western Pennsylvania, including in Butler County.

Shannon Hefferan, lead meteorologist with the National Weather Service’s Pittsburgh station, said, while there has been a “hit or miss” environment with thunderstorms, depending on where you live, temperature averages have been up throughout June and July. She said the average daily high temperatures are slightly higher, but daily lows are noticeably up.

Hefferan said the greater Pittsburgh area’s July average daily low temperature was 68.2 degrees, tied for the fourth warmest on record. The average high was about 86 degrees.

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