July May Have Been Hottest Month on Record
July 2019 may have been the hottest month in recorded hisÂtory, with temÂperÂaÂtures equal to or surÂpassÂing those of July 2016, as well as the hottest June on record with temÂperÂaÂtures 2°C above norÂmal. The recent European heatÂwave is linked to human-caused global warmÂing, with WMO sciÂenÂtists preÂdictÂing that 2019 will be among the top five hottest years on record.
According to new data released on August 1, 2019, by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the Copernicus Climate Change Programme, July may have been the hottest month in recorded hisÂtory.
July 2019 temÂperÂaÂtures were equal to, or surÂpassed, those recorded in July 2016, while the preÂviÂous month was the hottest June on record with temÂperÂaÂtures that climbed 2°C above norÂmal. Paris expeÂriÂenced its hottest day on record on July 25 with a temÂperÂaÂture of 42.6 °C, while new records were also set that day in Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and the UK.
While temÂperÂaÂtures recorded in July 2016 were attribÂuted to the El Niño effect, this is not the case in 2019. WMO sciÂenÂtists link the recent European heatÂwave to human-caused global warmÂing and preÂdict that 2019 will be among the top five hottest years on record.
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