January 2020 was Earth’s hottest January on record

https://www.noaa.gov/news/january-2020-was-earth-s-hottest-january-on-record

February 13, 2020

In the span of 141 years of climate records, there has never been a warmer January than last month, according to scientists at NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information.

What’s more, the temperature departure from average was the highest monthly departure ever recorded without an El Niño present in the tropical Pacific Ocean.

January 2020 marked the 44th consecutive January and the 421st consecutive month [more than 35 years] with temperatures, at least nominally, above the 20th-century average.

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The four warmest Januaries documented in the climate record have occurred since 2016; the 10 warmest have all occurred since 2002.

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