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A chronicle of American weather and climate  ·  Wednesday, 16 September 2026

Weather Trader The Record MILEPOST 341

July 12, 2024 Weekend Forecast

Extreme heat continues across much of the Lower 48 until next week

What the month did

July 2024 was the 12th-warmest July in the 132-year national record (1895–2026), at 75.7°F against a 1991–2020 normal of 74.4°F (+1.3°F).

July 2024 was the 21st-wettest July in the 132-year national record (1895–2026), at 3.1in against a 1991–2020 normal of 2.9in (+0.2in).

NOAA/NCEI Climate at a Glance, contiguous United States. This is the observed record for the month, not a score of anything said in this piece — the forecast ledger begins 2026-08-17 and cannot reach earlier posts.

Extreme summertime heat [Lower 48 avg of 93°F] will spread across the Lower 48 for the next several days peaking next Tuesday, before some relief from a Canadian cold front / trough middle of next week.

101°F in Washington D.C. on Tuesday.

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