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Assessing the Global Climate in July 2019 | News | National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)

Assessing the Global Climate in July 2019 | News | National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)
July was the warmest month on record for the globe
The global land and ocean surface temperature departure from average for July 2019 was the highest for the month of July, making it the warmest month overall in the 140-year NOAA global temperature dataset record, which dates back to 1880. The year-to-date temperature for 2019 tied with 2017 as the second warmest January–July on record.