World's hottest September: Global temperatures tie record

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Monday that?September?was 1.2 degrees above normal.

By Seth Borenstein,?Associated Press / October 15, 2012

A small plant is seen at the coast of the drought-stricken Debar Lake in the western Balkans, on Sept. 1, in an area that was hit by a heat wave that saw temperatures over 108 degrees Fahrenheit, triggering hundreds of wildfires.

Ognen Teofilovski/Reuters

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The globe last month matched a record for the?hottest?September.

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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Monday that?September?was 60.2 degrees Fahrenheit (15.6 Celsius) worldwide, which is 1.2 degrees (.66 Celsius) above normal. That matches 2005 for the?hottest?September. Records go back to 1880.

For most of the year, world temperatures were warmer than normal, but not near record levels. At the same time, the United States kept setting heat records. But that reversed in?September. It was a record hot month for the world, but the United States ranked as only the 23rd?hottest. Climate monitoring chief Deke Arndt said the highest heat was in South America, Japan, Russia, Canada and the Atlantic.

This is the 331st consecutive month with global temperatures above the 20th century average.

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