June Was Record-Hot For U.S., Billion-Dollar Weather Disasters Surge

"Last month was the hottest June on record for the Lower 48. If this kind of headline is starting to feel like a record on repeat, you’re correct — it’s the second June in a row that’s become the warmest on record for the U.S., although that fact is dwarfed by the string of globally hot months we’ve experienced over the past year.

The average June temperature in the contiguous U.S. was 71.8 degrees — 3.3 degrees above the 20th-century average. It surpassed the previous record of 71.6 degrees in 1933. The first half of the year ended as the third-warmest for the Lower 48.

The news is not surprising given the warmth measured across the globe since early 2015."

Angela Fritz reports for the Washington Post July 7, 2016.

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