California Just Recorded Its Hottest July Ever. Charts Show It’s Part of a Trend
California just closed the books on its hottest July on record, a whopping 5.3 degrees above normal.
It was the latest in a rash of record-setting months over the past year, as the state saw its hottest July, June, October, September and August in history, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
NOAA data shows that the average monthly temperature in July was 80 degrees, 5.3 degrees above normal, or the average temperature from 1901 to 2000. June’s average temperature was 75 degrees, 6.8 degrees above normal.
