Recent data from Copernicus indicates that December 24th was the 3rd hottest day in the last 174 years for global surface temperatures, reaching 1.99°C over the 1850-1900 IPCC baseline. Roebourne airport in Australia hit 49.1°C, surpassing its previous December record, and tying the second hottest December day ever recorded globally. This temperature also marks the highest in the Southern Hemisphere for 2023. Additionally, this summer marked the world’s hottest three-month period in recorded history, with July's average global temperature more than 2°F (1.1°C) hotter than last century’s average. Hong Kong experienced its hottest December 31st since records began in 1884, with a temperature of 25.7°C recorded at the ObservatoryHK at 1pm.
🇭🇰🥵 Hottest December 31st in Hong Kong since records began way back in 1884. 25.7°C recorded at @ObservatoryHK at 1pm. https://t.co/LCE7nVAe47
This summer marked the world’s hottest three-month period in recorded history, with the average global temperature in July more than 2°F (1.1°C) hotter than last century’s average. Explore our visual explainer: https://t.co/1iwpi4seTr
❗️EXCEPTIONAL HEAT IN AUSTRALIA 49.5C today at Roebourne Aero It ties the second hottest December day ever recorded in the world (only behind 19 Dec 2019) It's also the highest temperature in the Southern Hemisphere in the whole 2023 This crazy year is ending with a big boom https://t.co/AmNnHGhyxg
Roebourne airport hits 49.1C (so far), beating its previous December record at the site (49C). (Data goes back to 2001). (Source: @Bom_au) https://t.co/sMjjjzHiKJ
Breaking news! Code Yikes! The latest Copernicus data showed Dec. 24th was the 3rd hottest day in the last 174 years for global surface temperatures, at 1.99°C over the 1850-1900 IPCC baseline. Maybe even the 3rd hottest in the last 125,000 years. https://t.co/9UXJqhsbED