The summer of 2020 will, of course, go down in history as the summer of COVID-19 and the kind of civil unrest that will hopefully lead to sweeping country-wide changes involving systemic racism. Now, according to a new report by ABC News, we'll also remember the last few months as some of the warmest ones in cities all across the United States.
A total of 19 cities—from New York City to Tampa, Phoenix and Tucson—have already lived through the hottest summer on local records, registering temperatures as high as 96.7°.
Below, find a breakdown as reported by ABC News:
Phoenix: 96.7°
Naples, FL: 84.6°
Caribou, ME: 66.9°
Harrisburg, PA: 77.9°
Tucson, AZ: 90.0°
Burlington, VT: 72.3°
Portland, ME: 70.5°
NYC - LaGuardia, NY: 79.5°
Providence, RI: 74.4°
Charlottesville, VA: 78.8°
Norfolk, VA: 81.3°
Cape Hatteras, NC: 81.7°
Manchester, NH: 74.4°
Bradford, PA: 67°
Dubois, PA: 70.3°
Burlington, VT: 72.3°
State College, PA: 73.5°
Tampa, FL: 84.8°
Sarasota, FL: 84.6°
Brainerd, MN: 71.1°
California has had to reckon with climate-related issues for weeks now, as wildfires have taken over the country and continuous heatwaves have exacerbated the issues. Death Valley in particular—the desert valley in the Eastern part of the state—made headlines in mid-August after surviving what is likely the hottest temperature ever recorded on planet Earth: 130°.
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