[Vision2020] 8-17-16 NOAA: July hottest for the globe: 15 consecutive months of record-breaking heat

[Ted Moffett]

 http://www.noaa.gov/news/july-was-hottest-month-on-record-for-globe
July was hottest month on record for the globe
Analysis confirms 15 consecutive months of record-breaking heat

August 17, 2016 July is typically the hottest month for the globe, and last
month didn’t disappoint.

July 2016 was 1.57 degrees F above the 20th-century average, breaking last
year’s record for the warmest July on record by 0.11 degrees F, according
to scientists from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information.

This was the 15th month in a row to break a monthly heat record, surpassing
July 2015 as the warmest month ever on record. Records date back 137 years
to 1880.

For the year to date, the average global temperature was 1.85 degrees F
above the 20th-century average. This was the highest temperature for this
period, breaking the previous record set in 2015 by 0.34 degrees F.
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