July was hottest month ever recorded in US as heatwaves scorched country
People cool off with water from an open fire hydrant during a heat wave on the West Side of Chicago, Illinois, on 2 July 2026. Photograph: Octavio Jones/AFP via Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenPeople cool off with water from an open fire hydrant during a heat wave on the West Side of Chicago, Illinois, on 2 July 2026. Extreme heat hit much of the US west, the Rockies, upper midwest, the Gulf of Mexico coast and south-east, according to Noaa.
- ▪People cool off with water from an open fire hydrant during a heat wave on the West Side of Chicago, Illinois, on 2 July 2026.
- ▪Photograph: Octavio Jones/AFP via Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenPeople cool off with water from an open fire hydrant during a heat wave on the West Side of Chicago, Illinois, on 2 July 2026.
- ▪Extreme heat hit much of the US west, the Rockies, upper midwest, the Gulf of Mexico coast and south-east, according to Noaa.
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People cool off with water from an open fire hydrant during a heat wave on the West Side of Chicago, Illinois, on 2 July 2026. Photograph: Octavio Jones/AFP via Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenPeople cool off with water from an open fire hydrant during a heat wave on the West Side of Chicago, Illinois, on 2 July 2026. Photograph: Octavio Jones/AFP via Getty ImagesUS weatherJuly was hottest month ever recorded in US as heatwaves scorched countryScientists have made clear that the elevated heat in the US was being amplified by the human-caused climate crisisOliver MilmanMon 10 Aug 2026 14.49 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleJuly was the hottest month ever recorded in the US, with repeated, scorching heatwaves across much of the country helping shatter all previous monthly…
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