CLIMATE CHANGE:  July Was the Hottest Month Ever!  July was the hottest month ever re

CLIMATE CHANGE:  July Was the Hottest Month Ever!  

July was the hottest month ever recorded on Earth, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Their data shows that world-wide combined land and ocean-surface temperature was

62.08°F (16.73°C)

which is

1.68°F (0.93°C)

degrees higher than the 20th Century average of

60.4°F (15.8°C).

It is the highest average monthly temperature since recordkeeping began 142 years ago, beating the previous record held by July of 2016. NOAA and other experts report the temperature rise is due to climate change. The map above depicts the average land and ocean temperature percentiles across the world for July 2021. Some notable highlights:

• Asiasaw its hottest July ever
• Europehad its second-warmest July on record, with several parts of southern Europe reaching temperatures of above 40C (104F). Since then, Italy may have registered the hottest temperature ever recorded in Europe, with 48.8C (119.8F) reported in Sicily - although the reading needs to be verified
• North America had its sixth-hottest July on record. In late June, Canada recorded its highest-ever temperature, with Lytton in British Columbia reaching 49.6C (121.2F)
• July was also Australia’s fourth warmest on record and New Zealand’s sixth warmest
• Africaexperienced its seventh-hottest July
• South America recorded its 10th-warmest July

The Guardian,AP News,NOAA,Sky News Graphic