U.S. Sees Most Extreme July Climate, Oklahoma Sees Hottest Average Temperature of Any State on Recor thinkprogress.org

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U.S. Sees Most Extreme July Climate, Oklahoma Sees Hottest Average Temperature of Any State on Recor

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The July Climate Extremes Index for the CONUS was 37 percent. This is the highest July value in the CEI record (since 1910). The culprits were, in order of impact: Extreme warm minimum temperatures (60 percent of the country, easily the largest on record), extreme wet PDSI (soaked northern plains & ...