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Study: Hottest summer on record for most of the country


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By Julie Cart, Los Angeles Times

The National Climatic Data Center announced Thursday what most Americans had been feeling all summer: It’s been a scorcher across the country, the second-hottest since 1895.

But not by much. The warmest national average for June, July and August was 74.6 in 1936. This summer’s average was 74.5.

Youth enjoy a summer evening at the pier near Nevada Beach. Photo/LTN

Youth enjoy a summer evening at the pier near Nevada Beach. Photo/LTN

The temperature average has to be considered in context. Some regions experienced unseasonably cool weather, and California and New Jersey had their wettest summers ever.

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  1. tahoeadvocate says - Posted: September 12, 2011

    How does Al Gore explain the heat in 1895?

  2. the conservation robot says - Posted: September 16, 2011

    Surely you have a graph that displays something other than a warming trend in the past 200 years tahoeadvocate….
    Maybe some peer reviewed research papers that counter the current consensus.