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Electric Monk

(13,869 posts)
Thu Sep 3, 2015, 04:22 PM Sep 2015

It's official: July 2015 was the hottest month ever recorded (since 1880) for planet Earth

July 2015: Hottest month ever recorded

The month of July is typically the hottest month of the year in the northern hemisphere, however according to major climate centers around the world, July 2015 has shattered a number of records, including a very telling one:

July 2015 is the hottest month of July ever recorded, at 1.46°F [0.81oC] above the 20th century average.

The May-June-July period was the hottest such period on record, at 1.53°F [0.85oC] above the 20th century average

The January to July period was also the hottest such period on record, at 1.53°F [0.85oC] above the 20th century average

July 2015 was the hottest month, of any month ever recorded, with a monthly average temperature of 61.86°F [16.61oC]

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http://www.theweathernetwork.com/us/news/articles/climate-and-environment/whats-up-in-climate-change-earth-just-had-warmest-month-ever/55990/

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