I’ve been waiting for the oranges to take over my temperature cross stitch, and wow, July delivered. The month was full of heat, and my stitching reflects that. Every day fell into the orange range, and by the end of the month, the entire section was glowing in warm tones.

Surprisingly, we never quite hit red, which in my chart represents an average daily temperature of 87ºF or higher. But that’s only because I’m tracking the average temperature, not the daily high. If I were going by highs, we would have been deep into the darkest reds for a good chunk of the month. If I do this project again next year, I might adjust the color ranges a bit on the upper side to better illustrate the hottest days.

In Burke, the average daily temperatures in July ranged from 77.2ºF to 85.9ºF. So yes, very warm and very orange.

I can’t believe how fast this project is flying by. Seven months down, five to go, and I’m already curious to see what kind of shift August brings.