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Friday, August 10, 2012

July Was Hottest Month Ever Recorded In Continental U.S.

No, it's not just you; it was a scorching July

This past month wasn't just the hottest July on record, it was the hottest month in the recorded history of the continental United States, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The average temperature for the country was 77.6 F, more than three degrees above the 20th century average. The previous warmest July for the country was in 1936 when the average U.S. temperature was 77.4 F, the NOAA said. This unprecedented heat continues the country's literal hot streak. The first six months of the year were already the hottest January through June on record for the continental United States. This July also caps the warmest 12-month period the country has experienced since recordkeeping began in 1895. Additionally, …

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Friday, July 13, 2012

2012 Warmest Year on Record for Ohio

Continental U.S. also seeing record high temperatures

Statewide average temperatures dating to 1931 show Ohio is in the midst of the warmest year on record. Thomas Schmidlin, a geography professor at Kent State University, said statewide records show the average temperature from January to June in that 82 year span is 45.8 degrees Fahrenheit. Ohioans saw the coldest first six months of the year in 1978, when the statewide average temperature was 40.7 degrees. This year proved the warmest so far with an average temperature of 51 degrees. "Every month has been warmer than average this year, but the record warm March made this six-month period extraordinary," Schmidlin said. Ohio's not alone. The entire nation is seeing warmer temperatures this year, as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric …

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