NOAA

The hottest day on Earth was recorded on July 3, The Hill reported citing the data from the NOAA.

A blast of superhot material from the sun late last week hurled scorching gases known as plasma toward Earth at nearly 2 million mph (3 million kph), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Monday.

Call it Law and Order: Climate Change. Scientists used detective work to pinpoint the prime suspect in Earth’s warming: us.

Earth sizzled in July and became the hottest month in 142 years of recordkeeping, according to US weather officials.