May 2013 Earth's 3rd Warmest May;

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Posted by: Dr. Jeff Masters, 5:07 PM GMT on June 20, 2013

May 2013 was the globe's 3rd warmest May since records began in 1880, according to NOAA's National Climatic Data Center (NCDC). NASA rated it the 10th warmest May on record. The year-to-date period of January - May has been the 8th warmest such period on record. May 2013 global land temperatures were the 3rd warmest on record, and global ocean temperatures were the 5th warmest on record. May 2013 was the 339th consecutive month with global temperatures warmer than the 20th century average.

----- [And the 20th century average temperature was itself higher than average.]