Put in the air-conditioner NOW: Forecasters predict a hotter than usual summer for almost the entire country - including Alaska

  • The National Weather Service released its summer outlook on Thursday 
  • The report shows that it's going to be hotter than usual from June to August, across almost the entire country 
  • The Great Plains will have normal summer temperatures, but above average rainfall  

U.S. forecasters are predicting another warmer than normal summer for most of the country along with wetter weather in a swath of states stretching from Texas to Montana.

The National Weather Service's summer outlook issued Thursday predicts greater chances for hot weather in Alaska and pretty much everywhere else. 

The exceptions are Montana, Wyoming, the Dakotas, Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas and parts of Missouri and Colorado.

The National Weather Service says it's going to be a hotter than usual summer. The yellow and orange colors above show the chance of above-average temperatures for June-August 2017 

The National Weather Service says it's going to be a hotter than usual summer. The yellow and orange colors above show the chance of above-average temperatures for June-August 2017 

Thursday was a scorcher in the New York City area, where temperatures reached into the the 90s. Above, a man wipes sweat off his face in Hoboken, New Jersey today 

Thursday was a scorcher in the New York City area, where temperatures reached into the the 90s. Above, a man wipes sweat off his face in Hoboken, New Jersey today 

Forecaster Stephen Baxter said it may not be as hot as recent summers because rain-soaked soil from a wet spring may keep the heat down. 

Baxter forecasts a wetter than normal summer for Alaska and parts of the already soggy Great Plains.

Meteorologists also said last month was the second warmest April on record globally.

Summer also seems to have started early on the East Coast on Thursday. Temperatures reached into the 90s in New York City and the surrounding areas. 

The Great Plains and Alaska are expected to have wetter than normal summers too. The green shows the places where above-normal precipitation is expected for the summer months

The Great Plains and Alaska are expected to have wetter than normal summers too. The green shows the places where above-normal precipitation is expected for the summer months

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