Data | Earth records its warmest ever July in 2021

If current climate change policies continue as they are, the global surface temperature is estimated to increase by 2.7-3.1°C by 2100 compared to pre-industrial levels

A recent had issued a strong warning about an impending climate crisis, attributing rising wildfires, heatwaves, extreme rainfall and floods to human activity. The deep cuts to CO2 emissions, failing which the rising temperatures will lead to permanent damage. Data show that July 2021 was the hottest July in the last 142 years for which data are available. And the temperature rise is not limited to a region — every continent has recorded peak levels in the last 10 years. Asia recorded its warmest ever July in 2021. The global surface temperature in July 2021 was 0.93°C more than the 20th century (1901-2000) average of 15.8°C. It is the highest deviation from the average for any July in the past 142 years. In the Julys of 2016, 2019 and 2020, it had deviated to 0.92°C from the average. Nine of the 10 warmest Julys ever have been recorded since 2010. The chart shows the temperature change in July from the 20th century average.