NOAA: July 2021 Was Hottest Month Ever Recorded

August 13, 2021 Climate Change, Environment

July was the hottest month ever recorded, according to data released Friday by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration — an “unenviable distinction” that could ratchet up anxiety about climate change.

“In this case, first place is the worst place to be,” NOAA Administrator Rick Spinrad said in a statement. “July is typically the world’s warmest month of the year, but July 2021 outdid itself as the hottest July and month ever recorded.”

The combined land- and ocean-surface temperature around the world was 1.67 degrees Fahrenheit above the 20th century average of 60.4 degrees, according to NOAA — making July the hottest month since record-keeping started 142 years ago.

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JUST IN: It’s official. #July was Earth’s hottest month on record. https://t.co/xKGLizOml4

via @NOAANCEIclimate #StateOfClimate #July2021

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— NOAA (@NOAA) August 13, 2021

(2 of 5) #July 2021 global surface temp was 1.67°F (0.93°C) above avg — making it the hottest July recorded to date.https://t.co/xKGLizOml4 via @NOAANCEIclimate #StateOfClimate report #July2021 pic.twitter.com/8hHkF8ndVM

— NOAA (@NOAA) August 13, 2021

(3 of 5) #Arctic #SeaIce coverage for #July 2021 was 687K sq. miles below avg — the 4th-smallest ice cover on record for July: https://t.co/xKGLizOml4 @NOAANCEIclimate #StateOfClimate report #July2021 pic.twitter.com/MxQJ6IHjee

— NOAA (@NOAA) August 13, 2021