WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 (UPI) -- Last month was the hottest July and the hottest month on record for the contiguous United States, 3.3 degrees above the 20th century average, scientists said.
The average of 77.6 degrees topped the previous warmest July, which was in 1936 when the average U.S. temperature was 77.4 degrees, a release from the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration reported Wednesday.