ScienceContiguous US records its hottest month ever, NOAA says

The contiguous United States experienced its hottest month on record last month, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Across the Lower 48 states, July’s average temperature reached 76.89 degrees Fahrenheit, or 24.94 degrees Celsius. That surpassed the previous July record from the Dust Bowl era in 1936 by one-eighth of a degree.