Experts says that July 2016 was the hottest month ever. Less than 2% of US stations reached 110 degrees during 2016, compared to 24% in 1936.
Greenland recorded their coldest July temperature on record during 2016, which is just what you would expect during the hottest month ever. Melt on the Greenland ice sheet was normal or below every day during the hottest month ever.
Greenland Ice Sheet Surface Mass Budget: DMI
Temperatures north of 80N were below normal almost every day in July, during Earth’s hottest month ever.
Ocean and Ice Services | Danmarks Meteorologiske Institut
Somewhere it was really hot in July. Most likely in some NASA scientist’s bank account.