all names

contiguous US place

Named in 2 reports across 1 story - 10 Aug – 11 Aug

also appears as Contiguous US

10 Aug 202611 Aug 2026

Closest companions, sized by how often they share a report with contiguous US. Lines between the outer names are their own relationships - names that appear together even without contiguous US.

NOAA and US share 1 reportContiguous U.S. and US share 1 reportNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and NOAA share 1 reportUS and USA Today share 1 reportContiguous U.S. and USA Today share 1 reportNOAA and USA Today share 1 reportContiguous U.S. and NOAA share 1 reportcontiguous USNOAANOAA - 2 shared reports (organization)Contiguous …Contiguous U.S. - 1 shared report (place)National Oc…National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - 1 shared report (organization)USUS - 1 shared report (place)USA TodayUSA Today - 1 shared report (organization)

The stories

July was the hottest month in the US since records began in 1895

16 outlets2 reports name contiguous US10 Aug – 14 Aug

Who keeps naming them

Anadolu Agency (AA)1Google News - Top Stories1

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