NASA says Earth just had the warmest six months ever recorded

If you thought this September was unusually warm, you’re not alone. NASA announced that this September was the warmest on record since 1880, which is when scientists began recording global temperatures. This September was 0.8°C above the 1951-1980 average, breaking the previous record set in 2005. According to its updated data, NASA also discovered that the last six months were the warmest middle half of the year according to global records. The warm weather began in April when atmospheric carbon dioxide reached 400 parts per million. The National Climatic Data Center ranked April, May and June as the warmest months respectively according to temperature records. Separate from NASA’s records, the NCDC also recorded July as the fourth warmest. Following the trend, August was also found to be the warmest on record.

If we continue a consistent departure from average for the rest of 2014, we will edge out 2010 as the warmest year on record.

NCDC climatologist

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