The August 2021 Climate outlook favors a wetter-than-average month across the Southwest and Southeast and above-average temperatures across much of the contiguous U.S..
Based on observations from 1991-2020, much of the United States has its hottest day of the year by the end of July. Where is the warmest day is still to come according to past data?
A heatwave of the intensity of the June event in the Pacific Northwest would have been virtually impossible without global warming. But that doesn't mean such events will become common any time soon.
