The global average temperature was 0.1 degrees Celsius warmer than the previous June record, set in 2016.
The C3S team said summer had "barely begun" but temperature records were already being broken. They added it was "difficult" to directly attribute the record-breaking warm weather to climate change but did warn that such extreme weather events were expected to become more common.
Jean-Noel Thepaut, head of C3S, said that while local temperatures may have been lower or higher than those forecast, temperatures across the southwestern region of Europe during the last week of June were "unusually high."during the final few days of June, with the mercury climbing to 44.3 degrees Celsius in France's southern Vaucluse region. It marked the highest temperature in France since records began, with the previous record of 44.
"The record-breaking high temperatures for June 2019 in Europe and Asia are examples of frightening trends that are indicative of the present global heating. The evidence couldn't be more clear — we are in a climate and ecological emergency," a spokesperson from British climate group Extinction Rebellion told CNBC via email on Wednesday.
"Action by people and governments is needed right now if we are to steer ourselves towards a sustainable future. It is time to emphasize our common humanity, set aside differences and act to save a habitable earth for our children and all of nature," they added.U.S. National Centers for Environmental InformationThe month is also the second month of the North Atlantic hurricane season and is the fourth most active month for tornadoes.
The July temperature for the contiguous United States has warmed at an average rate of 1.1 Fahrenheit per century since 1895, the national information centers said. Since 1950, the rate of change is just more than double that at 2.3 Fahrenheit per century.
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