Original post made by Brian, Menlo Park: Stanford Hills, on Jul 10, 2013
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Here comes the reports of fisherman and seal hunters from a century ago (previously debunked.)
Brian: fascinating post. Thanks...
NBC News on the centennial of the hottest temperature every recorded in the world:
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A single high temperature does not make it the hottest DAY ever recorded.
It makes it the highest temperature at that one spot.
For example, last month, was the hottest JUNE for the PLANET, compiling temperatures from all over the globe.
Big difference.
From NOAA: Global Highlights
The combined average temperature over global land and ocean surfaces for June 2014 was the highest on record for the month, at 0.72°C (1.30°F) above the 20th century average of 15.5°C (59.9°F).
The global land surface temperature was 0.95°C (1.71°F) above the 20th century average of 13.3°C (55.9°F), the seventh highest for June on record.
For the ocean, the June global sea surface temperature was 0.64°C (1.15°F) above the 20th century average of 16.4°C (61.5°F), the highest for June on record and the highest departure from average for any month.
The combined global land and ocean average surface temperature for the January–June period (year-to-date) was 0.67°C (1.21°F) above the 20th century average of 13.5°C (56.3°F), tying with 2002 as the third warmest such period on record.
Gettin' hot out there, Frosty.
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