By all accounts, the month of June was a warm and wet one, especially in the second half.

As it turns out, the previous month checked in well above average in terms of both precipitation and temperature, even with a few appearances in the record books!

It seems like forever ago when The Valley had a stretch of cool weather, but the month started pretty chilly, with a high temperature of 62° on June 1st. The airport even got within a degree of a low temperature record that night, bottoming out at just 36°, a degree shy of the day’s lowest recorded temperature. This, by far, was the coldest day of the month, and things quickly changed afterward. The next few days featured warm and dry days, until more precipitation moved through on June 5th. The area experienced a brief cooldown to begin the second full week of the month, and to complement it, a bout of severe weather moved through the area on June 9th. Following this, the region remained dry and seasonable through the week. The second half of the month ushered in a pattern of widespread heat and moisture. It wasn’t until around June 20th that the heat made headlines, culminating in the area’s longest heat wave since 2020 between June 22nd and the 25th. The airport broke a 70-year-old temperature record on June 24th, reaching 94°, a degree above the old high. While the heat slightly wore off to end the month, temperatures still ran above average. Precipitation was also recorded on all but one day to end the month of June, since the 24th.

Officially, the airport’s average temperature throughout the month was recorded at 71.1°F. This takes into account the observed high and low temperatures each day. This is 3.6°F above the average June temperature of 67.5°F. It sets itself as the eighth warmest June in Youngstown’s recorded history. It also makes this month the warmest June since 1949.

The Valley also finished the month above average in terms of precipitation. The monthly observation of 6.33” is close to double the typical monthly rainfall of 3.77”. Just like temperature, this is the airport’s eighth wettest month in its recorded history, and its highest reading since 2019.

Dew point, an incredibly important variable in the warm months of the year, determines the amount of moisture content in the atmosphere. It is a major indicator of how comfortable people feel in hot weather. Due to the unseasonably humid stretch of weather to end the month, this year saw the highest average dew point since records began in 1948, at 63°F. This means that, typically, if one were to walk outside, it would feel pretty muggy.

How does this impact Youngstown’s yearly weather trends? We’re now halfway done with the year, and we can begin to discern how 2025 will play out compared to climatology. Thanks to a very chilly and dry winter, June’s wet and warm month has offset the year’s initial chill. The first half of the year is a measly 0.6°F above its all-time average, though still the coldest start to a calendar year since 2015.

With a wet April and May, the area’s precipitation jumped back above average, and trend-following June only bolstered the region’s surplus. The airport has taken in 23.86” of rain this year, with the average just above 20 inches.