Scientists say July was the hottest month in recorded history

By Zach Halaschak

Published August 15, 2019 7:49pm ET

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Scientists say July was the hottest month in recorded history — People enjoy the sun and the fountains of the Trocadero gardens in Paris, Thursday July 25, 2019, when a new all-time high temperature of 42.6 degrees Celsius (108.7 F) hit the French capital. | (AP Photo/Rafael Yaghobzadeh)

July was the hottest month on Earth since records began in 1880.

The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced Thursday that July was 1.71 degrees Fahrenheit warmer than the 20th century global average of 60.4 degrees Fahrenheit. The results edged the previous hottest month, July 2016, by just 0.05 degrees.

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