Warmest June on record for the globe, record-low Antarctic sea ice extent
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An annotated map of the world showing notable climate events that
occurred around the world in June 2019.
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This monthly summary, developed by scientists at NOAA National Centers
for Environmental Information, is part of the suite of climate services
NOAA provides to government, business, academia and the public to
support informed decision-making.
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The June temperature across global land and ocean surfaces
was 1.71°F above the 20th century average of 59.9°F and was the highest
for June in the 1880–2019 record. June 2019 bested the previous record
set in 2016 by 0.04°F.
- Nine of the 10 warmest Junes have occurred since 2010. June 1998 is the only value from the previous century among the 10 warmest Junes on record, and it is currently ranked as the eighth warmest June on record.
- June 2019 also marks the 43rd consecutive June and the 414th consecutive month with temperatures, at least nominally, above the 20th century average.
- Record warm temperatures during June 2019 were present across parts of central and eastern Europe, northern Russia, Asia, Africa, South America, the north Indian Ocean, and across parts of the Pacific and Atlantic oceans. No land or ocean areas had record cold June temperatures.
The
June globally averaged land surface temperature was 2.41°F above the
20th century average of 55.9°F. This value was also the highest June
land temperature in the 140-year record, surpassing the previous record
of +2.34°F set in 2015.
- The most notable warm temperature departures from average were present across central and eastern Europe, north-central Russia, northeastern Canada and southern parts of South America, where temperatures were 3.6°F above the 1981–2010 average or higher. The most notable cooler-than-average temperatures were limited to parts of western Asia and Antarctica, where temperatures were at least 1.8°F below the 1981–2010 average or cooler.
- Regionally, South America, Europe, Africa, the Hawaiian region and the Gulf of Mexico had their warmest June in the 110-year record. Asia and the Caribbean region had their eighth and ninth highest June temperature since continental records began in 1910, respectively. Meanwhile, North America and Oceania had their coolest June since 2009 and 2012, respectively.
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June globally averaged sea surface temperature was 1.46°F above the
20th century monthly average of 61.5°F — tying with 2016 as the highest
global ocean temperature for June on record. June 2019 also tied with
August 2015, April 2016 and June 2016 as the 10th highest monthly global
ocean temperature departure from average among all months (1,674
months) on record. The 10 highest global ocean monthly temperature
departures from average have all occurred since September 2015.
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June 2019 marked the 20th consecutive June with Arctic sea
ice extent below average. This was the second smallest Arctic sea ice
extent for June in the 41-year record at 475,000 square miles (10.5%)
below the 1981–2010 average and 46,300 square miles above the record low
set in June 2016, according to an analysis by the National Snow and Ice
Data Center using data from NOAA and NASA.
June 2019 marks the
fourth consecutive June that the Antarctic sea ice extent was below
average at 425,000 square miles (8.5%) below the 1981–2010 average. This
was the smallest June extent in the 41-year record, surpassing the
previous record set in 2002 by 62,000 square miles.Year-to-date (January–June 2019)
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The year-to-date temperature across global land and ocean
surfaces was 1.71°F above the 20th century average of 56.3°F — tying
with 2017 as the second highest for January–June in the 140-year record.
Only January–June 2016 (+2.00°F) was warmer.
- The most notable warm temperature departures from average were present across parts of the Northern Hemisphere, specifically Alaska, western Canada and central Russia, where temperature departures from average were +5.4°F or higher. Meanwhile, the most notable cool temperature departures from average were present across much of the contiguous U.S. and southern Canada, where temperatures were at least 1.8°F below average or cooler.
- Record-warm January–June temperatures were present across central South America, the southern half of Africa, New Zealand and its surrounding ocean, as well as parts of Alaska, western Canada, Mexico, the Bering Sea, the Atlantic Ocean, Madagascar and surrounding Indian Ocean, and across parts of eastern Asia. No land or ocean areas had record-cold temperatures during January–June 2019.
- Regionally, five of six continents had a January–June temperature that ranked among the four highest such periods on record, with South America having its warmest year-to-date on record and Oceania having a near-record January-June temperature.
The year-to-date globally averaged sea surface temperature was the second highest for January–June in the 1880–2019 record at 1.33°F above the 20th century average of 60.9°F. June 2016 (+1.51°F) was warmer.
Links
- A Deadly Heat Wave After The Hottest June On Record: How The Climate Crisis Is Creating 'A New Normal'
- June 2019 Global Climate Report
- Climate at a Glance
- Global Temperature and Precipitation Maps
- Temperature Percentiles Explained
- Precipitation Percentiles Explained
- State of the Climate Summaries
- June 2019 was hottest on record for the globe
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