Hottest day on earth: According to The Hill report, data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) showed that the hottest day ever recorded on Earth was July 3.
On July 3, the average global air temperature 2 meters above the planet’s surface reached 62.62 °F, or 17.01 °C, according to data analyzed by the University of Maine. Robert Rohde of the University of California, Berkeley said on Twitter on Tuesday (local time): “The NCEP (National Center for Environmental Prediction) has reported Earth’s average temperature on Monday as the warmest day ever measured by humans. This is driven by a combination of El Niño over global warming, and we could see some more warm days over the next 6 weeks.
warm water in the Pacific Ocean
According to NOAA, El Niño means the little boy in Spanish. South American fishermen first observed a period of unusually warm waters in the Pacific Ocean in the 1600s. The full name they used was El Niño de Navidad because El Niño usually peaks around December.
The warm water causes the Pacific jet stream to move south from its neutral position. With this change, areas of North America and Canada became drier and warmer than normal. But along the US Gulf Coast and Southeast, these periods are wetter than normal and increase flooding. El Nino can greatly affect our weather.
forward scorching temperature
According to The Hill, Rohde also warned that humanity should expect more scorching temperatures over the next month and a half.
Monday’s temperature broke the previous records of 62.46 degrees Fahrenheit, or 16.92 degrees Celsius, set in July 2022 and August 2016.
Meanwhile, University of Maine scientists in the Climate Reanalyzer project said temperature records in Quebec and northwestern Canada and Peru were exceeded on July 3 and 4.
Cities across the US from Medford, Oregon, to Tampa, Florida, are at all-time highs, said Zach Taylor, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service. The temperature in Beijing exceeded 35 C (95 F) for nine days in a row last week, The Hill reports.
NOAA analysis
This global record is preliminary, pending approval from gold-standard climate measurement bodies such as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association. But it is a sign that climate change is venturing into uncharted territory. According to The Hill, Deke Arndt, director of the National Center for Environmental Information, a division of NOAA, said it legitimately captures global warming and NOAA will take these figures into account when it does its official record calculations.