NASA: This August was hottest on record

NASA: This August was hottest on record
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Newly released temperature data from NASA shows that this August was the hottest on record globally. This summer overall was also tied as the fourth warmest summer on record by NASA's rankings.

August's record temperature was 1.3 degrees Fahrenheit higher than the 1951-1980 average August temperature, according to the NASA data. In addition, the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) ranked this July as the fourth-warmest on record.

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Meghan DeMaria

Meghan DeMaria is a staff writer at TheWeek.com. She has previously worked for USA Today and Marie Claire.