July 22 was the hottest day on record, beating out the record set the day before.
It didn’t take long for the planet to set a new record for the hottest day ever recorded by scientists.What makes this data even more concerning is that July 23 was only slightly cooler, and if not for the two preceding days, it would have set the record.
NASA collects global temperature data through millions of instruments on land, sea, and air, as well as satellites, and combines this data into a comprehensive model. That model showed temperatures reaching a global average of over 17 degrees Celsius on July 22. “In a year that has been the hottest on record to date, these past two weeks have been particularly brutal,” said NASA Administrator Bill Nelson in a. “Through our over two dozen Earth-observing satellites and over 60 years of data, NASA is providing critical analyses of how our planet is changing and how local communities can prepare, adapt, and stay safe.”
Daily global average temperature values from for the years 1980-2022. © NASA/Global Modeling and Assimilation Office/Peter JacobsMay on record according to NASA, concluding a 12-month period in which global temperatures hit record highs each month. That includedThe ever-increasing temperatures have gotten so extreme that the National Weather Service and Centers for Disease Control have had to alter their heat risk system.
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