North America experiences hottest June on record

Published July 11, 2021 1:00pm ET



The past month of June saw record-high temperatures, as some areas hit over 120 degrees, making it the hottest June on record.

Temperatures in North America were just over 2 degrees Fahrenheit higher than the month’s average calculated from 1991 until 2020, according to metrics released by the Copernicus Climate Change Service on Wednesday. Throughout the month, Death Valley, California, hit 124 degrees, and Billings, Montana, reached 108 degrees, shattering its previous record by 10 degrees.

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