Last month was the hottest October on record globally, 1.7°C warmer than the estimated average for the period from October 1850 to 1900, the Copernicus Service reported today.
The Copernicus Climate Change Monitoring Service (C3S), part of the European Union (EU) Copernicus Programme, also said in a report released today that due to exceptional temperature anomalies, it is practically certain that 2023 will be the hottest year. Is there ever a recording.
October, C3S sets, recorded a mean surface air temperature of 15.30°C, 0.85°C above the 1991-2020 average for October and 0.40°C above the previous warmest October, in 2019.
“The month as a whole was 1.7°C warmer than the average estimate for October 1850-1900, the established pre-industrial reference period,” the statement from the EU Foundation said.
From January to October 2023, the average global temperature is an “all-time high”, 1.43°C above the pre-industrial average of 1850-1900 and 0.10°C above the 10-month average recorded in 2016, the hottest calendar year on record. register.
“We can say with almost certainty that 2023 will be the hottest year on record, currently 1.43 degrees Celsius warmer than the pre-industrial average. The sense of urgency to act “The ambitious climate change for COP28 has never been greater.”
For Europe alone, last October was the fourth hottest month on record, exceeding the 1991-2020 average by 1.30 degrees Celsius.
Also at sea surface, the average October temperature, between 60°S and 60°N (for reference, excluding Antarctica and the area measured north of the UK) was the highest on record, 20.79°C, during the October months.
Last month was also the sixth month in a row that Antarctica’s ice extent remained at record low levels for this time of year, with a monthly value 11% below average. Arctic sea ice reached its seventh lowest value in October, 12% below average.
The statement also points to the “El Niño” phenomenon (changes in temperature of the Pacific Ocean), which is still not very severe, and it is said that in most parts of Europe in October there was above-average rain, and a map of regions of the world experiencing more rain and drier October.
C3S, implemented by the European Center for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts on behalf of the European Commission and with funding from the European Union, publishes regular monthly weather reports.
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