2022 on track to be one of the hottest years on record across the globe May 2022 ranks as the 9th hottest May on record.
Dr. P. Phillips Community Park, Orlando
ORLANDO, Fla. – In 2020 the Earth tied for the warmest year on record. In 2021 the global temperature ranked seventh hottest in the record books. And it looks like 2022 is on track to be added to the list of record-breaking years.
Year to date, the average global land and ocean surface temperature was 1.53 degrees Fahrenheit above the 20th century average of 55.5 degrees F. That ranks this year as the sixth-warmest year on record so far.
2022 global temp so far Monthly Temperature Rankings: January : Sixth hottest
February: Seventh hottest
March: Fifth hottest
April: Fifth hottest
May: Ninth hottest
May 2022: The average global temperature for May 2022 was 1.46 degrees F above the 20th-century average, which ranks as the ninth hottest May on record. These “warmer than normal” months have evolved into quite a trend. May 2022 is officially the 46th consecutive May and the 449th consecutive month with above-average temperatures.
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