The Northern Hemisphere just experienced the all-time warmest June on record, at 2.34°F above average. The average temperature [4] for the contiguous U.S. during June was 71.2°F, which is 2.0°F above the 20th century average, contributing to a record-warm first half of the year [5] and the warmest 12-month period [6] the nation has experienced since record-keeping began in 1895. Scorching temperatures during the second half of the month led many cities to set all-time temperature records [7]. The nation, as a whole, experienced its tenth driest June [8] on record. Record and near-record dry conditions [9] were present across the Intermountain West. Over 170 all-time warm temperature records [7] were broken or tied during the month. Temperatures in South Carolina (113°F) and Georgia (112°F) are currently under review by the U.S. State Climate Extremes Committee [10] as possible all-time statewide temperature records. According to the U.S. Drought Monitor [11], as of July 3, 56.0 percent of the contiguous U.S. experienced drought conditions, the most since records began.
Globally, the US is anomalous...
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but it is the entire Northern Hemisphere that is bathing in the heat...
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As rain (or lack thereof) remains a massive problem...
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With some of the craziest anomalies ever in the US...
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Source: NOAA [16]