Scientists
at
the
National
Oceanic
and
Atmospheric
Administration
(NOAA)
say
their
data
shows
that
July
temperatures
across
the
country
minus
Alaska
and
Hawaii
beat
the
previous
high
for
that
month
in
1936.
That
year
was
the
worst
during
the
Dust
Bowl,
a
period
in
the
1930s
of
severe
dust
storms
that
caused
major
ecological
and
agricultural
damage
to
American
and
Canadian
prairie
lands.
NOAA
also
notes
that
July
temperatures
averaged
77.6
degrees
Fahrenheit,
3.3
degrees
warmer
than
the
20th
century
average
for
that
month,
while
the
first
seven
months
of
this
year
also…
