After Confirmation Of Warmest Global June On Record, We're Well On Our Way To Warmest July On Record
Boosted by a historic heatwave in Europe and unusually warm conditions across the Arctic and Eurasia, the average temperature of the planet soared to its highest level ever recorded in June.
According to data released on Monday by NASA, the global average temperature was 0.93C above the June norm (based on a 1951-to-1980 baseline), easily breaking the previous June record of 0.82C above the average, set in 2016.
The month was punctuated by a severe heat wave that struck Western Europe in particular during the last week, with numerous all-time-hottest-temperature records falling in countries with centuries-old data sets.
Notably, 13 locations in France surpassed their highest temperature ever recorded. The heat wave’s highest temperature of 45.9C, posted in Gallargues-le-Montueux, was 1.8C above the old record, set during an infamous heat wave in July and August 2003. NASA is the second institution to confirm that it was Earth’s hottest June, as the Copernicus Climate Change Service had already determined that June 2019 was the warmest such month on record for Europe and globally.
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https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/climate-change-hottest-july-june-record-weather-temperatures-nasa-a9007816.html
