It is also the second-warmest year to date (January through April).
April became the third month in a row to rank second-hottest on record for the globe after the year kicked off with the hottest January ever recorded in 141 years of record-keeping, according to scientists from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information.
It was also the second-warmest year to date (January through April), as Arctic sea ice continued its retreat.
Below are highlights from NOAA’s latest monthly global climate report:
Climate by the numbers: April 2020
The average global temperature in April was 1.91 degrees F (1.06 degrees C) above the 20th-century average, making April 2020 the second-hottest behind April 2016.
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