The record for the hottest day ever recorded on Earth has been broken for the second day in a row.
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We have just experienced the hottest day ever recorded on Earth – for the second day in a row. The average global air temperature recorded 2 metres above Earth’s surface hit 17.18°C on 4 July,from the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration and compiled by the University of Maine. The new record outstrips the previous high of 17.01°C set on 3 July. It makes 4 July the hottest day ever on Earth since records began.
Before that, the next highest-temperature on record was recorded jointly in August 2016 and July 2022, when average global temperatures reached 16.92°C .The two consecutive days of record-breaking global heat confirms scientists’ warnings that 2023 is likely to be one of the hottest years on record, as the twin effects of climate change and a warming El Nino climate pattern drive temperatures to new highs.
“The El Niño event was officially declared by NOAA right at the start of June,” he says. “The warming has been expanding in the Pacific and that is likely to be contributing to things [temperatures] inching up a bit higher in July thanGet a dose of climate optimism delivered straight to your inbox every month.This specific NOAA/Maine data set only goes back to 1979, but it is comparable with other data that goes back much further.
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