February 2024 was the warmest February on record
February 2024 was the warmest February in the history of meteorological observations all over the world. The average temperature for the month was 13.54 degrees Celsius, 0.81 degrees above the 1991-2020 average and 0.12 degrees above the previous record high of February 2016.
February 2024 was the warmest February in the history of meteorological observations in the whole world , reports Copernicus European monitoring service.
"February 2024 was the warmest February on record worldwide," the service's website said in a statement.
According to forecasters, the average temperature in February this year was 13.54 degrees Celsius, which is 0.81 degrees above the 1991-2020 average and 0.12 degrees above the previous record high of February 2016.
It is noted that February 2024 became the ninth month in a row with record high weather .
The average temperature across Europe last month was 3C above normal, "well above the average for Central and Eastern Europe". In addition, regions of Siberia, some parts of North America, most of South America, Africa and western Australia also got warmer, forecasters said.
The data is collected by satellites, weather stations, ships and aircraft around the world, Copernicus said .
Earlier, the European monitoring service Copernicus reported that 2023 was the hottest year on record, with the annual average global temperature rising by 1.48 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. The World Meteorological Organization later confirmed that 2023 was the hottest year on record. Global temperatures set new monthly records every month from June to December, with July and August being the hottest months on record.
