The U.S. had 3,215 record temperatures in the month of June.

Since Friday, severe weather has been blamed for at least 22 deaths, most from trees falling on homes and cars. Emergencies were declared in Washington, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia and Ohio because of extensive damage from straight-line winds known as derechos or micro-downbursts. The winds, ranging from 80 mph to 100 mph, rocketed from Indiana to the East Coast in just six hours Friday night and Saturday morning. Around 2 million customers from North Carolina to New Jersey and as far west as Illinois were without power Monday morning.


The U.S. had 3,215 record temperatures in the month of June, out of which record breaking or matching 2,171 were from June 25 to July 1, citing the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) data.