It's probably nowhere near the new tentative world's record for hottest month anywhere on Earth, held by Death Valley National Park in CaliforniaThe monthly average was a scorching 108.1 degrees Fahrenheit (42.3 C), the National Park Service said. The daily high was 127 degrees Fahrenheit four days in a row in July, the park service said. The previous record was set last July with 107.4 in yep, Death Valley, said Andy Gorelow of the National Weather Service's Las Vegas office. A couple poses at the Furnace Creek Visitor Center thermometer in Death Valley National Park on July 26, 2018. In Death Valley, the park service said heat contributed to the death of a hiker in mid-July.

Source: CNN August 02, 2018 02:41 UTC