Dr. Roy Spencer has a great blog piece out about how this summer's heat has not been particularly impressive historically speaking. Worth a read while I wait for MarylandHorn to respond (hint hint). ; )
Perham, because MANY are trying to make a big issue of the heat and tie it to global warming. you are of course completely correct, and that is Dr. Spencer's point.
here is another more substantial critique of the 97% figure that gets thrown around so often (and so dishonestly). Of course many people aren't trying to be dishonest, they just honestly believe something that is false.