temperature records

The first eight months of this year are so far the hottest on record in the 48 lower states, said a report from the U.S. National Climate Data Center Monday.

The season changes from spring to summer Wednesday, and so do the temperatures with a dramatic 10–15 degree increase.

Heat records standing since 1895 were broken in March, according to the National Weather Service. All 50 states broke at least one record for high temperatures.