July 6, 2023 was the warmest day on record worldwide, with a global average surface air temperature of 17.08 degrees Celsius. In fact, the top 21 warmest days since records began in 1940 were all registered in July 2023. Until that month, the record had been held by August 13, 2016, with a mean surface air temperatures of 16.8 degrees Celsius.
Warmest days on record worldwide from 1940 to 2023, based on global average surface air temperature
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World Meteorological Organization. (July 31, 2023). Warmest days on record worldwide from 1940 to 2023, based on global average surface air temperature (in degrees Celsius) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1407134/warmest-global-average-surface-air-temperatures/
World Meteorological Organization. "Warmest days on record worldwide from 1940 to 2023, based on global average surface air temperature (in degrees Celsius)." Chart. July 31, 2023. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1407134/warmest-global-average-surface-air-temperatures/
World Meteorological Organization. (2023). Warmest days on record worldwide from 1940 to 2023, based on global average surface air temperature (in degrees Celsius). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1407134/warmest-global-average-surface-air-temperatures/
World Meteorological Organization. "Warmest Days on Record Worldwide from 1940 to 2023, Based on Global Average Surface Air Temperature (in Degrees Celsius)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1407134/warmest-global-average-surface-air-temperatures/
World Meteorological Organization, Warmest days on record worldwide from 1940 to 2023, based on global average surface air temperature (in degrees Celsius) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1407134/warmest-global-average-surface-air-temperatures/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Warmest days on record worldwide from 1940 to 2023, based on global average surface air temperature (in degrees Celsius) [Graph], World Meteorological Organization, July 31, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1407134/warmest-global-average-surface-air-temperatures/