June was warmest month on record

Posted Jul 16, 2010 03:19:14 PM.

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Globally, last month was the warmest June on record, extending months of record-setting heat.

Worldwide, the average temperature in June was 16.2 degrees Celsius, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Thursday. That was 0.68 degrees warmer than average for June.

This year has had the warmest average temperature for January-to-June on record, 12.2 degrees.

Peru, the central and eastern regions of the United States, and eastern and western Asia were warmer than usual last month. Scandinavia, southern China and the northwestern United States were all cooler than normal.

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