‘Hot, wet and wild’ 2016 weather as US has warmest June

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal meteorologists say America’s warm, wild and costly weather broke another record with the hottest June. The month’s average temperature in the Lower 48 states was 71.8 degrees, 3.3 degrees above normal, surpassing the Dust Bowl record set in 1933. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration climate scientist Jake Crouch says the nation […]