Just another case of "where do the numbers come from"... the temperatures for July here in Central Arkansas have actually been a degree or two cooler overall than the average. Of course, when you are talking about the high 90s +, folks don't differentiate too much. But we have had several hotter July temps just in the last decade here.
But still - where do these numbers come from? Are they a national average, the average in one specific location, or what?
I suspect a case of selective statistics use, because using statistics from our single location, we might say that the last two years have shown a trend for "global cooling"....
No kidding. Here in Iowa July temps were average at best. I think we got into triple digits one or two days, and that I can't vouch for that for sure. I know we came close, I do know it didn't go over 100. We had numerous days with highs in the 80's and a few in the 70's. Nothing special about July in these parts.
Same place that their rectal thermometers are stored?
They are the northeast media zone weighted, UHI biased, average.