Last Two Days Were Hottest Days Ever Recorded on Earth

The average global air temperature recorded 2 metres above Earth’s surface hit 17.01°C (62.62°F) set on 3 July and later this record was broken on next day with 17.18°C (62.92°F) on 4 July, according to data from the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and compiled by the University of Maine.

With this, 4 July becomes the hottest day ever on Earth since records began.

And the average global air temperature on July 3, 2023 was 17°C or 63°F, according to data from the US National Centers for Environmental Prediction and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

These measurement surpasses the previous daily record (16.92 °C) set on July 24 last year.

The two consecutive days of record-breaking global heat confirms scientists’ warnings that 2023 is likely to be one of the hottest years on record, as the twin effects of climate change and a warming El Nino climate pattern drive temperatures to new highs.

Moreover, even the icy regions like Antarctica, currently in its winter, registered anomalously high temperatures. Ukraine's Vernadsky Research Base in the white continent's Argentine Islands recently broke its July temperature record with 8.7C (47.6F).

The standard measuring conditions for temperature are in the air, 1.25 metres (4 ft) to 2.00 metres (7 ft) above the ground,[3] and shielded from direct sunlight intensity.

Phalodi in Rajasthan, India recorded 51.0 Deg C (123.8 F) Temperature on 19 May, 2016, which is the highest ever recorded temperature in India, according to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD).

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