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6 ways to plan fall and holiday travel after the hottest summer on record

6 ways to plan fall and holiday travel after the hottest summer on record
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Fall is supposed to be when the weather cools down. This year, that cooldown has been slow to arrive. Summer 2026 was the hottest on record for the contiguous U.S., averaging 74.4 F, or 3 F above the 20th-century average. September didn’t bring much relief, either. Dozens of cities had their hott...

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