[Vision2020] 1936 Dust Bowl Record Broken: NCDC: July 2012 Hottest US Month Since 1895

[Ted Moffett]

http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/sotc/July 2012: hottest month on record for
contiguous United States

*Drought expands to cover nearly 63% of the Lower 48; wildfires consume 2
million acres*
The average temperature for the contiguous U.S. during July was 77.6°F,
3.3°F above the 20th century average, marking the hottest July and the
hottest month on record for the nation. The previous warmest July for the
nation was July 1936 when the average U.S. temperature was 77.4°F. The warm
July temperatures contributed to a record-warm first seven months of the
year and the warmest 12-month period the nation has experienced since
record keeping began in 1895.
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