Sea surface temperatures were above average across much of the northern, central and western Pacific, the Atlantic and the Indian Ocean. Parts of northern and southern North America, Oceania, Antarctica and the Arctic also experienced warmer-than-average temperatures this month. Temperatures were above average throughout most of South America, Europe, Africa and Asia. Millions of Canadians and Americans experienced widespread and sustained air quality issues throughout much of June, with smoke plumes reaching as far as Europe. Wildfires that began in May continued to scorch Canadian forests in June, burning over 20 million acres since the beginning of 2023 to become Canada’s most destructive wildfire season on record. Oceania had its sixth-warmest June, and June in North America ranked seventh warmest on record. Africa tied 2017 for its third-warmest June on record, and South America, Europe, and Asia (tied with 2010) each had their fourth-warmest June on record.
The Caribbean Islands experienced their warmest June on record. June heat was not limited to the ocean surface the Southern Hemisphere had its warmest June on record and the Northern Hemisphere tied 2019 for its warmest June. Globally, June 2023 set a record for the highest monthly sea surface temperature anomaly of any month in NOAA’s 174-year record. Weak El Niño conditions that emerged in May continued to strengthen in June, as above-average sea surface temperatures returned to the equatorial Pacific Ocean. June 2023 marked the 47th consecutive June and the 532nd consecutive month with temperatures at least nominally above the 20th-century average.įor the third consecutive month, global ocean surface temperature hit a record high. June 2023 was 0.23☏ (0.13☌) warmer than the previous June record from 2020, but 0.52☏ (0.29☌) cooler than the all-time highest monthly temperature anomaly on record (March 2016). This marked the first time a June temperature exceeded 1.8☏ (1☌) above the long-term average. The June global surface temperature was 1.89☏ (1.05☌) above the 20th-century average of 59.9☏ (15.5☌), making it the warmest June on record.
0 kommentar(er)
