Hot Enough For Ya?

Of course here in Iowa we are used to this sort of thing in July and August. But it is hot all over, baby.


According to the National Climactic Data Center the first half of 2006, January through June, was the warmest first half of a year since records began in 1895, with temperatures in North America a whopping 3.4 degrees Fahrenheit above average. The next hottest year? 2005.

Globally, according to NASA, 2005 was the hottest on record, with the top five being filled out by 1998, 2002, 2003, 2004.