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| The combined average temperature over global land and ocean surfaces was 61.03°F, 1.13°F above the 20th century average. (\Credit: NOAA Environmental Visualization Lab |
According to NOAA
scientists, the globally averaged temperature for June 2012 marked the fourth
warmest June since record keeping began in 1880. The combined average
temperature over global land and ocean surfaces was 61.03°F, 1.13°F above the
20th century average. June 2012 also marks the 36th consecutive June and 328th
consecutive month with a global temperature above the 20th century average. The
last below-average temperature June was June 1976 and the last below-average
temperature month was February 1985.
Most areas of the
world experienced much above-average monthly temperatures, including most of
North America and Eurasia, and northern Africa. Only Australia, northern and
western Europe, and the northwestern United States were notably cooler than
average. Austria recorded its highest ever June temperature of 99.9°F on June
30 in two locations -- the capital city of Vienna and in German-Altenburg,
Nope. The monthly temperature during June in the United Kingdom was 0.5°F below
the 1971-2000 average, making this the coolest June since 1991. Australia also
remained cooler than average due to the lingering effects of La Niña.
For the ocean, the
June global sea surface temperature was 0.85°F above the 20th century average
of 61.5°F, the 10th warmest June on record. Neutral ocean conditions continued
across the equatorial Pacific Ocean during June as sea surface temperatures
continued to warm. According to NOAA's Climate Prediction Center, there is an
increased chance that El Niño conditions will emerge beginning in
July-September 2012. In addition to influencing seasonal climate outcomes in
the United States, El Niño is often, but not always, associated with global
temperatures that are higher than temperatures in the neutral and La Niña
phases.
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