This is the 332nd consecutive month with an above-average temperature.

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During the seven-month period from January to July, the average temperature was 56.4 degrees, or 4.3 degrees higher than the region's long-term average, according to NOAA. Besides the Pacific Northwest, which saw seasonally average temperatures, the country saw record or near-record temperatures during the seven-month period.

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The Met Office said last month was the coldest March since 1962 with an average temperature of 2.2 degrees.

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