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July 2012: hottest month on record for contiguous United States

The average temperature for the contiguous U.S. during July was 77.6°F, 3.3°F above the 20th century average, marking the hottest July and the hottest month on record for the nation. The previous warmest July for the nation was July 1936 when the average U.S. temperature was 77.4°F. The warm July temperatures contributed to a record-warm first seven months of the year and the warmest 12-month period the nation has experienced since recordkeeping began in 1895.

Precipitation totals were mixed during July, with the contiguous U.S. as a whole being drier than average. The nationally averaged precipitation total of 2.57 inches was 0.19 inch below average. Near-record dry conditions were present for the middle of the nation, with the drought footprint expanding to cover nearly 63 percent of the Lower 48, according the U.S. Drought Monitor.

In addition, “According to the July 31, 2012, U.S. Drought Monitor (USDM), 62.9 percent of the contiguous U.S. was experiencing moderate to exceptional drought at the end of July. This is an increase of about 6.9 percent compared to the end of June. The maximum value of 63.9 percent reached on July 24 is a record in the 13-year history of the USDM.”

Yes, GOP, there is global warming!!

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Source: ncdc.noaa.gov

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    SEE!?? SEE!?!? HOTTER IN FUCKING OHIO THAN IN FLORIDA
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    Exsqueeze me. But I haven’t seen any rain in California for awhile. THIS LIES. I WANT RAIN NOW. IT’S BLOODY IN TRIPLE...
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    Fucking NC sooo hotttttt
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    I’d just like to say… how the HELL is Florida’s precipitation level BELOW normal….??
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    Yes, GOP, there is global warming!!
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