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People relax at the Holzmarkt complex on the bank of the Spree River during unseasonably warm weather on April 07, 2024, in Berlin, Germany. Temperatures broke record highs over the weekend in some parts of the country. Overall, April 2024 was Europe’s second-warmest April on record. (Image credit: Getty Images)
Last month continued our planet’s feverish pace to the year, with April 2024 ranking as the warmest April on record.
April was also the 11th month in a row of record-warmth for the world, according to scientists and data from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information.
The average global temperature in April was 2.38 degrees F (1.32 degrees C) above the 20th-century average of 56.7 degrees F (13.7 degrees C), making it the warmest April in the global climate record. April 2024 also marked the 11th-consecutive month of record-high global temperatures.
Regionally, South America had its warmest April on record, and Europe had its second warmest. Meanwhile, much of Australia, Scandinavia and northwest Russia were cooler than average.
The YTD global temperature ranked as the warmest such period on record at 2.41 degrees F (1.34 degrees C) above the 20th-century average.
According to NCEI’s Global Annual Temperature Rankings Outlook, there is a 61% chance that 2024 will rank as the warmest year on record and a 100% chance that it will rank in the top five of warmest years recorded.
More > Access NOAA’s global April climate report, and download the images.
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