<sod > Environment Canada meteorologist Brian Proctor said Calgary's ascension up the ranks of historically sizzling summers was primarily due to a particularly sweltering July, which saw the mean temperature hit 18.3 C, well above the average monthly mark of 16.5 C.< eod>< sod >  Environment Canada meteorologist Brian Proctor said Calgary's ascension up the ranks of historically sizzling summers was primarily due to a particularly sweltering July, which saw the mean temperature hit 18.3 C, well above the average monthly mark of 16.5. "I think people in Calgary needed this summer as a respite from the wet summer they had in 2016," Proctor said.< eod>