June 2017 was beaten only by June in 2015 and 2016, leaving experts with little hope for limiting warming to 1.5C or even 2CLast month was the third-hottest June on record globally, temperature data suggest, confirming 2017 will almost certainly make a hat-trick of annual climate records, with 2015, 2016 and 2017 being the three hottest years since records began. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Monthly temperature anomalies compared with the 1980-2015 mean, according to Nasa’s GISTEMP data set from 1880 until June 2017. Photograph: NasaAccording to new figures from the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Noaa), June 2017 was the third-hottest June on record, beaten only by the two preceding Junes in 2015 and 2016. The Noaa data show combined land and sea-surface temperatures for June 2017 were 0.82C above the 20th century average, making a string of 41 consecutive Junes above that average. Gavin Schmidt (@ClimateOfGavin) With update to Jun, 2017 will almost certainly be a top 3 year in the GISTEMP record (most likely 2nd warmest ~57% chance).

Source: The Guardian July 19, 2017 04:17 UTC