US meteorological service the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) issued its monthly global climate report for July 2022 on Friday.
Yo @cowcockie please note NOAA estimates temperature anomalies against its 20th century average. Is that okay by you?
NOAA:
"The July 2022 global surface temperature departure was the sixth highest for July in the 143-year record at 0.87°C (1.57°F) above the 20th century average of 15.8°C (60.4°F).
"The five warmest Julys on record have all occurred since 2016.
"July 2022 also marked the 46th consecutive July and the 451st consecutive month with temperatures, at least nominally, above the 20th century average."
"The month of July was characterized by warmer-than-average conditions across much of North America, Asia, Europe, and South America. Record-high July temperatures were observed in parts of North and South America, southern and eastern Asia, and Europe, as well as parts of the western and southern Pacific Ocean.
"During the month, an unprecedented heat wave affected much of Europe and many European countries, including Italy, Portugal, Spain, and the United Kingdom, set new record-high July maximum temperatures.
"Sea surface temperatures were above average across much of the Gulf of Mexico and the northern, western, and southwestern Pacific, as well as parts of the Atlantic and eastern Indian oceans.
"Overall, the record-warm July temperatures encompassed over 7.3% of the world's surface — the fourth-highest percentage for record-high July temperatures.
"Meanwhile, near- to cooler-than-average July temperatures were present across parts of Australia, eastern Europe, western India, central Russia, and southern South America.
"Consistent with La Niña, sea surface temperatures were below average over much of the south-central, central, and eastern tropical Pacific."
@jopo did you say something or was that the usual noisy psychobabble you specialise in.
