{"id":37289,"date":"2026-08-10T21:56:36","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T16:56:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=37289"},"modified":"2026-08-10T21:56:36","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T16:56:36","slug":"the-u-s-just-had-its-hottest-month-on-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=37289","title":{"rendered":"The U.S. just had its hottest month on record"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/YRQFT\/fallback.png\" \/><\/p>\n<div>Reproduced from <a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https%3A\/\/www.ncei.noaa.gov\/access\/monitoring\/climate-at-a-glance\/national\/time-series__;!!Al82Z4c!1lTdNHJG8UCriiVl69jGQzrkinL528ETv9dUkhZbTYhyngK34gpSf_JoWAayappBbDftlF0oQlunQ9kz3kVKrOV67bCRfg$\" target=\"_blank\">NOAA<\/a>; Chart: Axios Visuals<\/div>\n<p>July was the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2026\/08\/06\/extreme-heat-polling-survey\" target=\"_blank\">hottest month on record<\/a> for the contiguous U.S., per new federal data dating back to 1895.<\/p>\n<p><strong>By the numbers: <\/strong>Last month&#8217;s average temperature was 76.89\u00b0F, topping the 76.77\u00b0F mark set in July 1936.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<ul>\n<li>That&#8217;s 3.3\u00b0F warmer than the 1901-2000 average.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>What they&#8217;re saying: <\/strong>&#8220;Above-average temperatures covered the entire [continental U.S.], with all states ranking in the warmest third of their July temperature records and none ranking near or below average,&#8221; NOAA&#8217;s National Centers for Environmental Information said in its monthly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncei.noaa.gov\/news\/national-climate-202607\" target=\"_blank\">report<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The big picture:<\/strong> July featured a series of &#8220;heat domes&#8221; across the country that trapped warm air beneath them, fueling several extreme heat events.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Researchers have found that climate change is making extreme heat events more common and more intense \u2014 but they&#8217;re also <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/warming-heat-climate-change-summer-el-nino-ffd31dd358a894667c63f4c0a21cd677\" target=\"_blank\">linked<\/a> to phenomena and patterns like El Ni\u00f1o.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>What we&#8217;re watching: <\/strong>NOAA&#8217;s Climate Prediction Center is calling for an elevated chance of above-average temperatures for most of the continental U.S. through August.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It&#8217;s also possible that 2026 will set a new record for the hottest year globally.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reproduced from NOAA; Chart: Axios Visuals July was the hottest month on record for the contiguous U.S., per new federal data dating back to 1895. 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