Extreme Weather Events, June 2012

Significant climate anomalies and events in June 2012. Average global land and ocean temperature was the fourth warmest June since records began in 1880.

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Global Highlights

• The average combined global land and ocean surface temperature for June 2012 was 0.63°C (1.13°F) above the 20^th century average of 15.5°C (59.9°F). This is the fourth warmest June since records began in 1880.


• The Northern Hemisphere land and ocean average surface temperature for June 2012 was the all-time warmest June on record, at 1.30°C (2.34°F) above average.


• The globally-averaged land surface temperature for June 2012 was also the all-time warmest June on record, at 1.07°C (1.93°F) above average.


• ENSO-neutral conditions continued in the eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean during June 2012 as sea surface temperature anomalies continued to rise. The June worldwide ocean surface temperatures ranked as the 10^th warmest June on record.


• The combined global land and ocean average surface temperature for January–June 2012 was the 11^th warmest on record, at 0.52°C (0.94°F) above the 20^th century average.

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