It's not your imagination, it's been unusually hot across most of the country lately.
For the first time on record, every square inch of all 50 states is forecast to see above-average temperatures for the next three months, according to a forecast map from the federal government's Climate Prediction Center, USA Today reported on July 26.
The heat has been so bad on the East Coast that President Obama personally warned Americans to "drink water, stay out of the sun, and check on your neighbors," according to NBC News.
|From uncomfortable to deadly
In 2013, 372 people died in the United States from exposure to excessive heat, according to "Injury Facts 2016," the annual statistical report on unintentional injuries produced by the National Safety Council.
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