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  • NOAA

    Last month was the hottest January on record

    by 
    Christine Fisher
    Christine Fisher
    02.13.2020

    In 141 years of climate records, January 2020 was the hottest January yet, according to scientists from NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information. Global land and ocean surface temperatures were 2.05 degrees Fahrenheit (1.14 degrees Celsius) above the 20th-Century average, beating the previous record set in January 2016 by 0.04 degrees F (0.02 degrees C).

  • NASA/GISS/GISTEMP

    Last month was the hottest June on record and no one is surprised

    by 
    Christine Fisher
    Christine Fisher
    07.16.2019

    Last month earned the title of hottest June on record, and yes, you have heard that before. According to NASA, the global average temperature was 1.7 degrees Fahrenheit (0.93 Celsius) above the June norm. That tops the previous record, 1.5 degrees Fahrenheit (0.82 Celsius) above average, set in 2016.