August Sets 8th Heat Record in a Row
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
August was the eighth month in a row to set a new average high temperature worldwide. The average global temperature for August was 61.4 degrees, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reported in Washington. That broke the previous record of 61.1 degrees set in 1997 and is 1.3 degrees above the long-term average of 60.1 degrees for August. For the year to date, the average global temperature of 58.5 degrees Fahrenheit was also 1.3 degrees above the long-term average of 57.2.
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