July 20, 2016 by Canadian Underwriter
The month of June marked the 14th consecutive month of record heat and record high average sea surface temperature, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) reported on Tuesday.
June 2016 was 1.62 degrees Fahrenheit above the 20th century average, breaking last year’s record for the warmest June on record by 0.04 degrees F, according to scientists from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information. NOAA’s global temperature records dates back 137 years to 1880.
For the year to date, the average global temperature was 1.89 degrees F above the 20th century average. This was the highest temperature for this period, surpassing the previous record set in 2015 by 0.36 degrees F, NOAA said in a press release.
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