If you found yourself thinking it was scorching hot in recent weeks, well, you were right. For the three-month period of May to July, the entire contiguous United States (CONUS) “ranked hottest on record,” as the National Weather Service in Los Angeles, California tweeted out Wednesday, adding that “records go back to 1895.” No need to adjust your screen. The entire CONUS ranked hottest on record for the 3-month period May-June-July at 70.9 degrees F. Records go back to 1895. #CAwx #LAheat #heatwave pic.twitter.com/JPQVvO1K4L — NWS Los Angeles (@NWSLosAngeles) August 15, 2018 That map comes from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) report , “Assessing the U.S. Climate in July 2018,” released last week. But NOAA didn’t mention the May-June-July heat record in its report, and that left it to the NWS in Los Angeles to point out the sea of red across the contiguous U.S. NOAA did […]