July 2012 was the hottest month ever
As reported yesterday, July was the hottest month ever recorded in the Lower 48 states, breaking a record set during the Dust Bowl of the 1930s. The U.S. also kept setting records for weather extremes, including drought, heavy rainfall, unusual temperatures, and storms. The average temperature last month was 77.6 degrees. That breaks the old record from July 1936 by 0.2 degree, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and their records go back to 1895.
Virginia broke all records with the hottest July ever and a lot of other states reached their maximum.
The above graph demonstrates how we just ended the warmest 12-month period ever recorded. Read the full summary from NOAA called "State Of The Climate."
