July Was Earth’s Hottest Month On Record: NOAA

July 2021 was Earth's hottest month in 142 years of record, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced on Friday.

Around the globe, the combined land and ocean surface temperature was 1.67 degrees Fahrenheit above the 20th-century average of 60.4 degrees, making it the hottest July on record. It was 0.02 of a degree higher than the previous record set in July 2016, which was tied in 2019 and 2020.

"In this case, first place is the worst place to be," NOAA Administrator Rick Spinrad said in a statement. "This new record adds to the disturbing and disruptive path that climate change has set for the globe."

In the Northern Hemisphere, the land-surface temperature in July was the highest ever recorded, coming in at an unprecedented 2.77 degrees above average, surpassing the previous record set in 2012.

July saw record highs in various places across the globe, according to a report by The Washington Post. At least five heat domes descended on regions in the Northern Hemisphere, bringing record temperatures to places like Turkey, Northern Japan and Northern Ireland.

In late June, the Pacific Northwest also set all-time records as heat domes stretched across most of the United States.

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