America's burning: 3,000 temperature records broken in a WEEK as drought sweeps across U.S. (and it's going to get even hotter!)

The astonishing number of records, which were broken between June 28 and July 4, include 2,253 high and 936 low temperatures for the time period. It comes as more than 50 per cent of the country is reported to be in a drought, spanning from the East Coast to the Midwest. The heat wave comes as bad news for Midwest farmers whose corn crop was suffering from drought in the middle of a crucial growth phase. According to the national Drought Monitor, 56 per cent of the United States matches the qualifying factors and is considered to be in a drought, spanning from the East Coast to the midwest, including Noblesville, Indiana (pictured).