Summer 2023 - Hottest on Record
September 22 , 2023
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- The summer of 2023 was the Northern Hemisphere’s hottest in recorded history.
- Last month was the hottest August scientists ever recorded by far with modern equipment.
- It was also the second hottest month measured.
- In August 2023, temperatures soared 2.2 degrees Fahrenheit (1.2 degrees Celsius) above the summer average.
- This was about 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) warmer than pre-industrial averages.
- June through August marked the world’s hottest three-month period in recorded history.
- The average global temperature in July was more than 2°F (1.1°C) hotter than last century’s average.
- The world's oceans — more than 70% of the Earth's surface — were the hottest ever recorded.
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