July 2016 Was the Hottest Month Ever Recorded

This climate map shows how much the July 2016 temperatures around the world varied from the normal average temperatures. Brighter shades of red and orange are areas where the July temperatures were the highest above average, and blue and purple areas are where temperatures were below average. (NASA)
This climate map shows how much the July 2016 temperatures around the world varied from the normal average temperatures. Brighter shades of red and orange are areas where the July temperatures were the highest above average, and blue and purple areas are where temperatures were below average. (NASA)

This climate map shows how much the July 2016 temperatures around the world varied from the normal average temperatures. Brighter shades of red and orange are areas where the July temperatures were the highest above average, and blue and purple areas are where temperatures were below average. (NASA)

Whether you live in Northern Siberia or Northern New Jersey, chances are you experienced the heat and in some places the oppressive humidity that dominated the weather patterns over most of the summer. July 2016 smashed the global records, as by far and away the warmest month ever recorded by man, as well as the 9th hottest July ever recorded in the Garden State. NJ State Climatologist and EOAS scientist Dr. Dave Robinson added that “Six of the 10 hottest Julys ever recorded in the state all occurred during the past 11 years: 2006, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2016.”

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Original Article: 

NJ.com — “July Was the Hottest Month ever Recorded on Earth”,
8/17/16 by Len Melisurgo