Thirteen states saw one of their five warmest Julys, with this year's beating July 1936 and July 2012 to become the hottest month overall.

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.