January 2020 Was the Warmest January on Record in Europe, According to Copernicus

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The Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) confirms that globally, January 2020 is on par with January 2016 as the warmest January recorded.

In Europe, January was 3.1°C warmer than the reference period and 0.2°C warmer than January 2007, making it the warmest January recorded in Europe.

The Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), implemented by the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts on behalf of the European Union, routinely publishes monthly climate bulletins reporting on the changes observed in global surface air temperature, sea ice cover and hydrological variables. All the reported findings are based on computer-generated analyses using billions of measurements from satellites, ships, aircraft and weather stations around the world.

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