According to NASA, 2014 and 2015 were the hottest years in the history of the planet.
Bloomington, Indiana had their hottest July 4 in 1911 (101F) and their two coolest July 4th’s were 2014 and 2015 (73 and 71F.)
July 4th temperatures in Hopkinsville, Kentucky have been declining for a century, and peaked in 1921 at 105F. Their last 100 degree July 4th occurred in 1954.
