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Contiguous U.S. sets record for its hottest month ever, NOAA says

Contiguous U.S. sets record for its hottest month ever, NOAA says
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The contiguous United States sizzled to its hottest month ever last month, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. July averaged 76.89 degrees Fahrenheit (24.94 degrees Celsius) across the Lower 48 states, eclipsing the Dust Bowl’s July 1936 by an eighth of a degree. Re...

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