``July 2023 is the hottest month in history,'' says NASA climatologist

There should be many people who feel that summer in recent years is too hot compared to the past. The phenomenon that ``summer temperatures are rising'' does not seem to be limited to Japan, and NASA has announced the observation results that ``June 2023 was the hottest June in observation history''. In addition, it is also reported that NASA climatologist

Leading Nasa climate expert (me!) says July likely to be hottest month on record https://t.co/q8dZReSGo1

— Gavin Schmidt (@ClimateOfGavin) July 20, 2023

UPDATE: June 2023 was the warmest June globally since modern recordkeeping began in 1880, measuring at 1.07°C (1.93°F) above @NASA 's 1951-1980 baseline average. The 5 hottest Junes have all occurred since 2019: https://t.co/AKvhata6Lg pic.twitter.com/kvalzuV1Pm

—NASA Climate (@NASAClimate) July 20, 2023

The figure below compares ``average temperature in June 1951 to 1980'' and ``average temperature in June 2023'', and the closer the color is to red, the ``average temperature in June 2023'' indicates that the average temperature is higher. You can see at a glance that June 2023 recorded higher average temperatures than the past June in most regions of the world.

And the graph below compares the difference between 'the average temperature in June from 1951 to 1980' and the average temperature in June of each year from 1880 to 2023. Around 1960, it finally exceeded the standard 'June temperature from 1951 to 1980', and in June 2023, the average temperature is 1.07 degrees higher than this standard value. For this reason, NASA has declared June 2023 to be the ``hottest June in observation history''.

In addition, NASA climatologist Gavin Schmidt said at a meeting of climatologists, ``There is an 80% chance that 2023 will be the hottest year in history,'' he told reporters. ``July 2023 is likely to be the hottest month in history.''

Also, in the meeting, based on the prediction that the El Niño phenomenon is likely to continue until the end of 2023, the prediction that `` 2024 will be hotter than 2023 '' popped up.

In addition, Mr. Schmidt replied to the tweet that ``I will bet that you are saying the same thing in 2024,'' ``Sadly, it may be,'' and laments the possibility that 2024 will be a hot year.

I may well be. Sadly.

— Gavin Schmidt (@ClimateOfGavin) July 20, 2023