Posted by: Sandy Steinman | August 22, 2023

July 2023: Global air and ocean temperatures reach new record highs

Copernicus reports

July 2023 – Surface air temperature highlights

  • The global average temperature for July 2023 is confirmed to be the highest on record for any month.
  • The month was 0.72°C warmer than the 1991-2020 average for July, and 0.33°C warmer than the previous warmest month, July 2019.
  • The month is estimated to have been around 1.5°C warmer than the average for 1850-1900.
  • Heatwaves were experienced in multiple regions of the Northern Hemisphere, including southern Europe.
  • Well-above average temperatures occurred over several South American countries and around much of Antarctica.

Source: July 2023: Global air and ocean temperatures reach new record highs | Copernicus


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