National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

June 2024 marks 12th month of global temperature reaching 1.5 C above pre-industrial

June 2024 marks 12th month of global temperature reaching 1.5 C above pre-industrial

July 27 (ZFJ) — At 1.50 C (2.7 F) above the estimated June average for 1850-1900, June 2024 has become the 12th consecutive month to reach or break the 1.5 C threshold set by the Paris Agreement, according to the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S). With a surface air temperature of 16.66 C (61.99 F), June 2024 was warmer globally than any previous June in C3S’ ERA5 data record.