July by the Numbers

7:  Date in 1906 of the birth of Satchel Paige, famous pitcher for the Kansas City Monarchs and member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

1,200: Number of American flags flown July 2-9 in Downtown Merriam as part of their annual Flags for Freedom celebration.

1900: Year Kansas City hosted the Democratic Convention at Convention Hall the week of July 4, nominating William Jennings Bryan.

1985: The year Belfonte gave Kansas City its first locally owned ice cream and cultured dairy products production plant. July is National Ice Cream Month—celebrate with a scoop of your favorite flavor.

30: Acres of blueberries grown at the Berry Patch, our local u-pick farm. July is Blueberry Month and the perfect time of year for berry picking.

19: The night of July’s full moon.

20 billion: Hot Dogs consumed every year in the United States. July is National Hot Dog Month.

24: Date in 1897 of Amelia Earhart’s birth in Atchison, KS.

88.8° F: Average daytime temperature in Kansas City in July, the warmest month of the year in our area.