July 2012 was hottest US month since records began [View all]
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Source: BBC NEWS
July was the hottest month the continental US has seen since records began, federal scientists have said.
Last month, the average temperature was 77.6F (25.3C), hotter than the old record from July 1936, during a period of severe drought known in the US as the Dust Bowl.
The last 12 months were the warmest since modern records began in 1895.
It was also more than 3F warmer than the average temperature in July during the 20th Century.
Climate scientist Jake Crouch, from the National Climatic Data Center in North Carolina, attributed the phenomenon to both localised heat and drought, as well as global warming, according to the Associated Press.
"It's a pretty significant increase over the last record," Mr Crouch said. The current heat "is out and beyond those Dust Bowl years. We're rivalling and beating them consistently from month to month."
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