The world has experienced its hottest day on record, according to meteorologists. The average global temperature reached 17.01C (62.62F) on Monday, according to the US National Centres for Environmental Prediction. It comes as the southern US and China have been hit by heatwaves, while temperatures in North Africa have neared 50C (122F).

The world has experienced its hottest day on record, according to meteorologists.

The average global temperature reached 17.01C (62.62F) on Monday, according to the US National Centres for Environmental Prediction.

The figure surpasses the previous record of 16.92C (62.46F) - set back in August 2016.

  • justhach@lemmy.worldEnglish
    22·
    1 year ago

    Where I live, if you factor in windchill and humidex, we have an ~80°C swing in tenperature. Its crazy.

    Not only do I live where the air hurts my face, but now I got to deal with being constantly sweaty for ~3 months of the year.

    • 📛Maven@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
      12·
      1 year ago

      You know, I’d never thought of it that way, but same. I had to buy an AC for the first time a couple years ago.

      What gets me is that like, where I live, we used to wonder if we’d be seeing a white Halloween. Now we’re lucky for a white Christmas.

    • macisr@lemmy.fmhy.mlEnglish
      4·
      1 year ago

      Shiet, i’m sorry for that. Even I, that lives in a pretty mild place (normal summer not above 35c and normal winter not below like 10c), had summer in april nd that shit went up to 38c this year. The changes are definetely being felt lol.