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Contiguous U.S. sets record for its hottest month ever, NOAA says
Summary by The Los Angeles Editorial Desk Seth Borenstein | The Associated Press , as published by NBC Los Angeles (KNBC)
· August 10, 2026
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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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Key points 94 degrees Celsius) across the Lower 48 states, eclipsing the Dust Bowl’s July 1936 by an eighth of a degree. The contiguous United States sizzled to its hottest month ever last month, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. More News Today’s briefing Local events
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What is this story about? 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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