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Hot nights: U.S. in July sets new record for overnight warmth

By SETH BORENSTEIN, AP Science Writer
Published: August 13, 2022, 6:00am
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FILE - People spend time at the park at dusk during a summer heat wave, July 21, 2022, in Hoboken, N.J. The continental United States in July set a record for overnight warmth, providing little relief from the day's sizzling heat for people, animals, plants and the electric grid, meteorologists said.
FILE - People spend time at the park at dusk during a summer heat wave, July 21, 2022, in Hoboken, N.J. The continental United States in July set a record for overnight warmth, providing little relief from the day's sizzling heat for people, animals, plants and the electric grid, meteorologists said. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki, File) Photo Gallery

Talk about hot nights, America got some for the history books last month.

The continental United States in July set a record for overnight warmth, providing little relief from the day’s sizzling heat for people, animals, plants and the electric grid, meteorologists said.

The average low temperature for the Lower 48 states in July was 63.6

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