This is a direct quote from meteorologist Tom Skillings facebook:

“My WGN colleague Rich Koeneman ran a fascinating analysis yesterday looking at Augusts, autumns & winters which followed summers with big July rains & comparable warmth. Augusts in these situations trended above normal. But add big July rains (like those which just occurred), and Augusts fell closer to normal on temps, even biasing a bit blo normal. 5 winters identified as following summers like this one, showed a distinct snowy bias!”

Interesting, eh?