World ‘First place is the worst place to be’: July was Earth’s hottest month ever recorded, NOAA says August 13, 2021 Doyle Rice, USA TODAY Comments Off on ‘First place is the worst place to be’: July was Earth’s hottest month ever recorded, NOAA says July 2021 was the planet's hottest month ever recorded, federal scientists announced Friday. Asia had its hottest July on record, NOAA announced.