Temperatures were exactly normal for Central New York during August with an average reading of 69.7 degrees.  Readings ranged from 89 on August 6 to 51 on August 24.  There was no official heat wave in Syracuse this summer season as we never had three 90-degree days in a row.  August was soggy at times with 5.20 inches (+1.63") of rain falling.  A peak wind gust of 52 mph was recorded on August 9.