According to the monthly climate summary for June 2024 released today by NOAA, this past June was the second warmest on record for the 130 years of official records for the US. The worst heat was in the southwestern part of the country, but almost everywhere was warmer than normal. For the January through June period, everywhere was well above average, with the highest deviations in the Great Lakes and Northeast associated with the El Nino that was occurring until last month. The precipitation percent of average for June 2024 was drier than normal everywhere in the Southeast except southern Florida where flooding rain occurred. For the first six months of the year, precipitation amounts were fairly close to average with just a few small patches of wetter or drier than average present across the region. You can read more at https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/news/national-climate-202406.
