July was the hottest month on record in the United States, according to data released Monday by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Last month’s weather will be remembered for its long, intense heat domes that led to record hot temperatures from the East Coast to the Plains and Southwestern states and the large wildfires that burned in the Pacific Northwest and Canada.
NOAA’s temperature records date back to 1895.
Europe is having its hottest summer on record, too, according to CNN.
July’s average temperature in the Lower 48 U.S. states was 3.3 degrees Fahrenheit higher than the 20th-century average, NOAA reported. It also was roughly 0.1 to 0.2 degrees warmer than July 1936 and July 2012, the previous record holders, according to NOAA.
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