Tag: warm temperature

• Wednesday, January 16th 2019 - 05:48 UTC

  Australia exposed to record temperatures: some 45C expected this Wednesday

  

  Australians have been warned to avoid exerting themselves outdoors and to drink lots of water as record temperatures in parts of the country look set to linger, and even increase, over coming days. Parts of New South Wales, Australia’s most populated state, and an area of Western Australia, saw record high minimum temperatures of 33 Celsius overnight.

• Thursday, February 6th 2014 - 04:53 UTC

  Last year was among the top ten warmest since modern records started in 1850

  

  The year 2013 was among the top ten warmest years since modern records began in 1850, according to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). It tied with 2007 as the sixth warmest year, with a global land and ocean surface temperature that was 0.50°C (0.90°F) above the 1961–1990 average and 0.03°C (0.05°F) higher than the most recent 2001–2010 decadal average.

• Friday, December 20th 2013 - 06:20 UTC

  November, warmest month since modern temperature record keeping began in 1880

  

  Last month was the warmest November since modern temperature record keeping began in 1880, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced in its latest State of the Climate Report, which summarizes climate-related news from around the world.