August: hottest month on record

August was the hottest month ever recorded – the 11th straight month that global records have been shattered, according to NASA

A CENTURY OF CHANGE – SEASONAL TEMPERATURE CYCLE (°C) Changes in temperature compared to 1980-2015 annual mean

-4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3°C

Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep

2016 2000 1980 1960 1940 1920 1900 1880

August 2016: 0.16°C warmer than previous warmest August in 2014

Data acquired from 6,300 meteorological stations around the world

Gavin Schmidt, Director of NASA’s Goddard Institute of Space Studies

… the longterm trend shows the planet is 1 degree Celsius warmer than it was during the 19th century

Sources: NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, wire agencies