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The August global sea surface temperature beats the previous all - time record (set just two months ago in June).
Ocean Only: The June -
August global sea surface temperature was 1.13 °F (0.63 °C), above the 20th century average of 61.5 °F (16.4 °C), the highest for June - August on record.
Ocean Only:
The August global sea surface temperature was 1.17 °F (0.65 °C) above the 20th century average of 61.4 °F (16.4 °C), the highest on record for August.
In
August global sea surface temperatures reached record levels — the average temperature was 1.17 degrees Fahrenheit higher than the 20th century average.
Coincidentally NCDC reports the joint warmest
August global sea surface temperatures on record.
Not exact matches
The average
global sea surface temperature tied with 2010 as the second highest for January —
August in the 135 - year period of record, behind 1998, while the average land
surface temperature was the fifth highest.
[1] Research findings published in the science journal Nature in
August suggest increased
sea surface temperatures as a consequence of
global warming, will lead to more intense hurricanes.
In
August 2005, Emanuel published a paper in the journal Nature that linked rising North Atlantic and North Pacific
sea surface temperatures, possibly from
global warming, to fiercer hurricanes in the previous 30 years.