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Aug. 8, 2012 The sun rises in Pleasant Plains, Ill. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman) By Wynne Parry Last month was a record setter. July was the hottest month on record for the continental United States since record keeping began in 1895. Last month's average temperature, 77.6 degrees Fahrenheit (25.3 degrees Celsius) edged past the previous record holder, July 1936, which hit 77.4 degrees F (25.2 degrees C), according to U.S. weather records. This record-breaking warmth in July contributed to the warmest 12-month period the lower 48 states have experienced since the late 19th century, the U.S. National Oceanographic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) reported today (Aug. 8). The previous ...
