Missouri records hottest August in 1936 as Stacker ranks state heat since 1895

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How did the left and right cover Missouri records hottest August in 1936 as Stacker ranks state heat…?

Of the 45 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 42% are rated left, 47% are rated centre, 11% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 46. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.

Is Missouri records hottest August in 1936 as Stacker ranks state heat… left or right?

Neither side dominates it. Of the 45 rated outlets on this story, 42% are rated left, 47% are rated centre, 11% are rated right, and no side holds the 70% this site would want before calling a field one-sided. A story is not left or right in any case; the outlets that carried it are what carry ratings.

Is the coverage of Missouri records hottest August in 1936 as Stacker ranks state heat… biased?

Missouri records hottest August in 1936 as Stacker ranks state heat since 1895 is one event reported by 46 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.

Which side is not reporting Missouri records hottest August in 1936 as Stacker ranks state heat…?

When we first saw this story, outlets rated right had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.

Which outlets covered Missouri records hottest August in 1936 as Stacker ranks state heat…?

46 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.

What was Missouri’s hottest August on record?

Missouri’s hottest August occurred in 1936, with an average temperature of 83.9°F, according to data from the National Centers for Environmental Information. The month also had a high of 98.3°F and a low of 69.5°F, with total precipitation of 0.91 inches.

Which outlets included context about climate change in their reports?

Only one centre-rated report, from KMIZ, included context about climate change. It noted that July 2022 was the third hottest July in the continental United States since 1895 and that global temperatures have risen by roughly 2 degrees Fahrenheit since 1880.

Did all outlets report on the same states?

No. Outlets published digests of Stacker’s rankings for different states. Missouri, Texas, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Minnesota, Kentucky, and Indiana were each covered by at least one outlet, but no single outlet reported on all seven states.