After registering unusually high temperatures across the globe, May 2020 tied with 2016 as the world’s warmest May on record.
The heat wasn’t just limited to May. The three-month season (March through May) and the year to date (January through May) ranked second-warmest in the 141-year global record.
Here’s a closer look into NOAA’s latest monthly global climate report:
Climate by the numbers: May 2020
The average global temperature in May was 1.71 degrees F (0.95 of a degree C) above the 20th-century average, tying with May 2016 as the hottest May on record. For the Northern Hemisphere, it was the hottest May recorded, with a temperature of 2.14 degrees F (1.19 degrees C) above average.
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