First 5 Months of Year Were Planet's Warmest Ever
Paul Yeager
AOL News (June 16) -- April showers are supposed to bring May flowers, but this year, April global record warmth brought May global record warmth.
May was the warmest on record globally, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, following what was the warmest April on record. January through May was the warmest first five months of a year globally, averaging 1.22 degrees Fahrenheit above normal.
May temperatures (land and sea combined) averaged 1.24 degrees above the 20th-century average of 58.6 degrees, including the warmest land surface temperature on record and the second warmest sea surface temperature on record. NOAA's monthly temperature assessments are based on data that dates back to 1880.
First 5 Months of 2010 Were Planet's Warmest Ever
Paul Yeager
AOL News (June 16) -- April showers are supposed to bring May flowers, but this year, April global record warmth brought May global record warmth.
May was the warmest on record globally, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, following what was the warmest April on record. January through May was the warmest first five months of a year globally, averaging 1.22 degrees Fahrenheit above normal.
May temperatures (land and sea combined) averaged 1.24 degrees above the 20th-century average of 58.6 degrees, including the warmest land surface temperature on record and the second warmest sea surface temperature on record. NOAA's monthly temperature assessments are based on data that dates back to 1880.
First 5 Months of 2010 Were Planet's Warmest Ever