| August 3, 2025 | No.196 |
July 2025
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We had 6.84 inches of rain at the Palmira Arriba Station during the month of July 2025.
Rainfall for July 2025 |
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Area |
Contributors |
July 2025 |
Total 2025 |
| El Salto Arriba | Beth Corwin | 6.11 | 49.22 |
| Bajo Lino | Rodrigo Marciacq | 6.34 | n/a |
| Los Cabazos | Don Hughes | 5.40 | 46.00 |
Jaramillo Arriba |
Steve Sarner |
8.73 | 80.80 |
| Jaramillo Arriba | Mark Heyer | 6.52 | n/a |
| Jaramilla Alto | Steve White | 8.22 | 83.61 |
| Jaramillo Central | Colleen Anderson | 5.21 | 43.11 |
Jaramillo Abajo |
John McGann |
9.21 | 79.82 |
| Palo Alto | Nancy Pettersen | 8.94 | 63.08 |
| Valle Escondido | Gisela Remsen | 6.18 | 43.06 |
| Brisas Boquetenas | Dennis Decorte | n/a | n/a |
| Brisas Boquetenas | Richard Sturz | n/a | n/a |
| El Encanto (Volcancito) | Brian Baldwin | 6.12 | 54.96 |
Cerro Verde (Volcancito) |
Charlotte Lintz |
2.66 | 44.21 |
Santa Lucia |
Paula Litt |
7.03 | 73.91 |
| Caldera | Chris McCall | 9.96 | 84.44 |
| Lucero | Mike Joy | 12.89 | 110.91 |
| Palmira Abajo | Dave Nichols | 11.95 | 80.04 |
Palmira Arriba |
Lloyd Cripe |
6.84 | 68.42 |
| N/A = Not
Available Red = Highest rainfalls Green = Lowest rainfall |
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We had 6.84 inches of rain at the Palmira Arriba Station in July 2025.. Checking the past data from the Palmira Arriba Station over a span of 19 years, the average rainfall for the months of July is 11.82 inches. The range is a low of 2.79 inches and a high of 31.02 inches. This month's 6.84 inches is -0.75 standard deviations below the mean compared to the means for July. So we had less rain in July than we can normally expect.
Palmira Arriba Station July Rainfalls over 19 Years
At the Palmira Arriba Station we had 16 days with measureable precipitation and 15 days without measureable precipitation.
The table above with the rainfall in various parts of the district of Boquete for July shows levels from 3 to 12+ inches. So far Mike Joy at Lucero has reported the highest rainfall with 12.89 inches. Charlotte Lintz at Cerro Verde has reported the lowest with 2.66 inches.
The average winds at the Palmira Arriba station were 3.72 mph and generally from the NE. Our maximum wind gust was 25.8 mph. Winds were generally a higher than in the previous month of June. Average temperature was 69.52 F. The Highest temperature was 83.1 F. Lowest temperature was 60.1 F. You can check all of our (Palmira Station) previous data for the months of June over the years at this link.
The latest ENSO Cycle Report is saying that "ENSO-neutral is present. Equatorial sea surface temperatures (SSTs) are near average across most of the Pacific Ocean. ENSO-neutral is most likely through the late Northern Hemisphere summer 2025 (56% chance in August-October). Thereafter, chances of La Niña conditions increase into the fall and winter 2025-26, but remain comparable to ENSO-neutral."
Here is a link to a source to better understand El Niño in case you need some help interpreting what this all means. Give this a read and you will learn a lot about this important weather phenomenon that affects global weather. It has more effect upon the Northern Latitudes than it has upon us here in the tropics.
The IRI (International Research Institute for Climate and Society) (select South America from the Region menu) is predicting a dry season with no fordcast for Panama during the months of August - September - October of 2025 (White).
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IMHPA (Instituto de Meteorología e Hidrología de Panamá) documents section predicts that during July "...Rainfall values are expected to be above normal in the province of Chiriquí, the Ngäbe Buglé region, central Veraguas, and western Herrera. For the rest of the country, rainfall is expected to be within normal values for the month." You can read their entire report and check out the details in the "documents" section at this link.
On the first day of August at noon there were some very high wispy cirrus clouds over our area. Surface winds were basically out of the NE. Here is a photo of what we were seeing.
Cirrus clouds of this type are often at high altitudes with strong winds pushing and spreading them. You can read more about Cirrus Clouds here.
Lots of extreme weather up north across the United States in July. Deadly flash floods in Texas got our attention. Here are a couple of ideas: Don't build your homes and communities on flood plains! Where are local early warning systems and FEMA when needed? "Lord, What fools these mortals be!"
We will no doubt have more rain this month than we had in July but how much is uncertain. Keep the umbrellas dry, lubricated and handy for the rains. Be positive and always remember that the rain brings these beautiful green forests that also bring flocks of people into Boquete with inadequate parking on the weekends to enjoy wet but cool Paradise.
Lloyd Cripe