These places baked the most during Earth’s hottest month on record Yolanda Magana drinks water while taking a break from her work trimming trees ahead of monsoon season on July 24 in Phoenix. Remarkably, both the southernmost and northernmost cities in the continental United States had their warmest July and warmest month on record. At the northern tip of Alaska, Utqiagvik — formerly Barrow — averaged 48.4 degrees (9.1 Celsius), 6.2 degrees (3.4 Celsius) above the norm. Meanwhile, at the southern tip of Florida, Key West averaged 87.7 degrees (30.9 Celsius), 2.3 degrees (1.3 Celsius) above the norm. Japan also witnessed all-time highs early and late in the month and its hottest July on record.

Source: The North Africa Journal August 02, 2023 11:36 UTC