What Living Through the Hottest July Ever Looked Like Across the U. S. The United States has experienced its hottest month on record, a milestone that eclipses even the sweltering summers of the Dust Bowl era.
This extreme heat has far reaching implications for the country's residents and ecosystems. A 3. 3°F (1.
8°C) average temperature anomaly surpasses previous records, including July 2012 and the devastating Dust Bowl summers of the 1930s.