The world has just seen its fifth warmest September since 1880 , according to scientists from the National Centers for Environmental Information of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
September joined a series of warm months for 2021 so far, making it the sixth warmest year on record to date .
Based on The Global Annual Temperature Rankings Outlook from the NCEI, is almost certainly the year 2021 is located between the 10 warmest years on record.
Here are more highlights from NOAA’s September Global Climate Report:
– The average global temperature for September was 1. 62 degrees F (0. 90 of a degree C) above the 20th century average of 59. 0 degrees F (15. 0 degrees C), making September 2021 the fifth warmest September in the climate record of 142 years.
– The eight months warmest September in the world have occurred since 2014.
– From a regional point of view, the southern hemisphere had its warmest September on record, while the northern hemisphere had its fifth warmest.
– South America and Africa had the warmest September on record, while North America had its third warmest September and Asia saw its ninth warmest.
The year to date: from January 1 to September 2021
The average global temperature of the year was the sixth warmest registered trip in 1. 49 degrees F (0. 83 of a degree C) above the average of the 20th century.
The temperature of the year of the Northern Hemisphere was also the sixth warmest at 1. 142 degrees F (1. 07 degrees C) by above average, while the southern hemisphere tied with 2014 for the ninth warmest year to date with 1. 06 degrees F (0. 59 degrees C) above average.
Other notable climatic events
Arctic sea ice reached its annual minimum: according to an analysis of the external link of the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC), the extent (coverage) of the Arctic sea ice reached its extent m Annual minimum on 16 September 2021 , marking the end of the summer melt and the beginning of the winter growing season. The minimum annual extent of 1. 82 million square miles (4. 72 million square kilometers) was the largest since 2014, but it ranked as the twelfth smallest since records began at 1979.
A busy month and year for tropical cyclones: the global tropical cyclone count of 2020 through the end of September was 75 named storms, the fifth highest number of named storms recorded in this nine-month period .
The Atlantic basin recorded 10 named storms last month, which tied at 2020 and 2010 with the highest number of named storms on record in September.