While it’s not quite record-breaking, the unseasonably cool start to July is one of the most significant on record.

Meteorologist Kurt Kotenberg with the National Weather Service says that this has already been the 10th coldest recorded month of July dating back to the 1870s. The average daily high this month is 88 degrees for Marion County. Kotenberg adds that the cooler highs and overnight lows on Wednesday came within five degrees of breaking records across much of the state. The National Weather Service predicts afternoon high temperatures will warm up to the mid-80s by the weekend.