Despite the influence of La Niña, December 2020 was the eighth-hottest December on record helping 2020 become the second-hottest year on record.
September 2020 was the hottest September on record for the globe, continuing a sweltering year.
June 2020 broke the streak of each month being warmest or second warmest on record by being only the third-warmest June on record.
May 2020 tied with May 2016 as the warmest May on record for the globe, continuing 2020’s streak of having every single month either be the warmest or second-warmest month on record
Flash drought engulfs the U.S. Southeast in September 2019
October 9, 2019
Record warmth in February 2018
March 6, 2018
Hot temperatures roast the western United States
June 28, 2017
Extremely mild temperatures broke records across the central and eastern United States at the end of February.
Summer heat wave arrives in Europe
July 14, 2015