Below are extracts from NOAA's global climate report for August just gone.
The Northern Hemisphere had its second-warmest August on record at 1.48°C (2.66°F) above average. The Northern Hemisphere land temperature also was second-warmest for August as was the ocean temperature. These were all slightly cooler than the record warm Northern Hemisphere in August 2023.
The ocean-only temperature for August in the Southern Hemisphere ranked second-highest on record, while the land-only Southern Hemisphere temperature was warmest on record.
Record-warm temperatures covered approximately 10.3% of the world's surface this August, which was the highest percentage for August since the start of records in 1951, and 0.8% higher than the previous August record of 2023.
Record-warmth covered approximately 11.4% of the global land surface, which also was the greatest coverage of record August temperatures since 2023.
Record-warm temperatures covered approximately 9.8% of the world's oceans in August, 0.9% greater than in 2023 and the highest percentage for August since the start of records in 1951.
Approximately 0.2% of the global oceans was record cold in August.
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