It's not just us in the U.S.

Reports are circulating that China is having very severe heatwave problems right now, too, while we swelter on the U.S. East Coast.

China Heat Wave Sends Temperatures to Six-Decade High, Kills 2

The June and July global temperature analyses are going to be very interesting. It's a struggle right now between the atmospheric temperatures, now clearly in the grasp of El Nino related warming, and the actual Pacific Ocean, which is cool waters related to a possible developing La Nina. Since the global temperature is a combined land-ocean number, which one will dominate? Check back on July 15th.