Temperatures last month averaged 76.9 degrees Fahrenheit as above-average warmth blanketed the U.S.

July was the hottest month ever recorded in the United States, according to data released Monday by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says the contiguous United States set a record for its hottest month ever in July.

A long-infamous record from the 1930s has bit the dust.