The contiguous United States records its hottest month on record for July, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). NOAA reports that the monthly average temperature is higher than any previous July in its dataset.
NOAA’s analysis covers the mainland 48 states and Washington, D.C. The average temperature for July is reported as 76.9°F. Multiple outlets note that this figure is about 0.1 to 0.2°F warmer than the previous record-holding Julys cited by NOAA, including July 1936 and July 2012.
Across the articles, the shared focus is NOAA’s temperature ranking for July and the updated record for the contiguous U.S. All sources attribute the finding to NOAA and present it as an all-time monthly record, without diverging on the basic measurement or the geographic scope.
