July Ranks as Fourth Warmest on Record

Global weather events for July 2012.

(Image credit: NOAA)

Last month, the planet saw the fourth warmest July since record-keeping began in 1880, according to U.S. weather records.

Most areas of the world experienced above-average monthly temperatures, including most of the United States and Canada. But there were exceptions, including Australia, northern and western Europe, eastern Russia, Alaska and southern South America, which were notably cooler than average, the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) monthly reported noted.

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Wynne was a reporter at The Stamford Advocate. She has interned at Discover magazine and has freelanced for The New York Times and Scientific American's web site. She has a masters in journalism from Columbia University and a bachelor's degree in biology from the University of Utah.