SEATTLE - If you though that 2023 was warm, temperatures all across the planet are expected to go beyond that and make 2024 the warmest year on record. This past month of June, global average temperatures were 0.67°C (1.2°F) above the 1991-2020 average, exceeding last year's June reading by 0.14°C (0.25°F) and making it the warmest month on record worldwide.
The global average temperature for the last 12 months has been the highest on record and, according to the Copernicus Climate Change Service, June was an indication that the heat streak could go even longer, making 2024 even warmer than last year's record temperatures. June was the 13th month in a row to rank as the warmest respective month in Copernicus' database which dates back to 1940. Global ocean temperatures also hit a record high in June, extending its own streak to 15 straight months.
