June Was Warmest Since 1895 in U.S. Topping Record Set in 1933
Source: Bloomberg
June was the warmest since 1895 in the U.S., surpassing the 1933 record and capping a six-month period which saw eight weather-related disasters that each caused $1 billion in damage or more.
The average June temperature across the 48 contiguous states was 71.8 degrees Fahrenheit (22 Celsius), the National Centers for Environmental Information, a division of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, said in a report Thursday. The first six months were also the third warmest in the U.S., while Alaska experienced its hottest six months on record breaking a mark set in 1981.
Global temperatures were the highest in the 20th century for the first five months of the year after the world posted its two hottest years in 2014 and 2015. There is so much heat in the atmosphere following the El Nino that began last year that there could well be a new all-time high for 2016.
“This was the warmest first five months for the global surface by a wide margin,” said Jake Crouch, a climate scientist for the agency. “We expect those record warm temperatures to persist even though El Nino is over.”
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