National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) – November 2023 was the warmest November in NOAA’s 174-year global climate record. Last month also continued the year’s record-warm streak, according to scientists and data from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information.

Below are more highlights from NOAA’s November global climate report:
Climate by the numbers
November 2023
The average global land and ocean surface temperature for November 2023 was 2.59 degrees F (1.44 degrees C) above the 20th-century average of 55.2 degrees F (12.9 degrees C), which makes it the warmest November on record for NOAA.

November also marked the sixth month in a row of record-warm months for 2023. For the eighth consecutive month, the global ocean-surface temperature also set a record high.
November 2023 marked the 47th-consecutive November and the 537th-consecutive month with temperatures above the 20th-century average.

Africa, Asia and South America all had their warmest Novembers on record. North America had its second-warmest November while Oceania had its fifth-warmest November.
Read more: https://www.noaa.gov/news/earth-had-its-warmest-november-on-record






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