Globally, it was the fourth-warmest April on record, but for the oceans, it was record warm.
Monthly and year-to-date climate highlights from NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.
Despite the cooling influence of La Niña, 2022 was the sixth-warmest year on record.
Earth had its fourth-warmest October on record.
Drought extends across two-thirds of the Lower 48 U.S. states, and the Mississippi River is at its lowest levels in a decade.
The month tied for fifth-warmest September on average for the globe. North America was record warm, while La Niña continued to chill the tropical Pacific.
Fifth-warmest September on record; heatwave brought record temperatures to the West.
Globally, it was the sixth-warmest August on record, but the Northern Hemisphere tied 2020 for being record warm.
August 2022 drew to a close the third-warmest summer on record for the contiguous United States.
Global surface temperature was among the 6 warmest years on record, despite a "double-dip" La Niña event that chilled the Pacific much of the year.