The record surpassed those set in 2019 and 2016, which previously tied for the hottest.
In fact, the last three months were sweltering for the entire globe, which saw its third-hottest summer since recordings began in 1880. The average global land and ocean surface temperature in August was 1.69 degrees Fahrenheit above the 20th-century average of 60.1 degrees, NOAA scientists found.A woman uses an umbrella to protect herself from the sun at Santa Monica pier while people enjoy the beach on the second day of the Labor Day weekend amid a heatwave in Santa Monica, Caif., Sept.
A woman uses an umbrella to protect herself from the sun at Santa Monica pier while people enjoy the beach on the second day of the Labor Day weekend amid a heatwave in Santa Monica, Caif., Sept. 6, 2020.August 2020 was also the warmest August in history for the Northern Hemisphere and second-warmest in the world.
The 10 warmest Augusts on Earth have all occurred since 1998. Five of the warmest Augusts have occurred since 2015.The thermometer at Calvary Church in Woodland Hills, Calif., registers 106 degrees Fahrenheit midday on Aug. 17, 2020, during the second week of a heat wave. The thermometer at Calvary Church in Woodland Hills, Calif., registers 106 degrees Fahrenheit midday on Aug. 17, 2020, during the second week of a heat wave.Arctic sea ice has also continued to decline, according to NOAA.
The average Arctic sea ice extent in August was the third-smallest on record, 29.4% below the 1981–2010 average, according to analysis by the
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