The Globe's More Than 28-Year Warm Streak Continues

Continuing a more than 28-year unbroken streak of warmer than average conditions, August tied with 2005 as the fourth-warmest such month on record worldwide, according to data released on Tuesday by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).  The last August that had a global average temperature below the 20th century average was August of 1978, and the last below-average global temperature for any month was February 1985, NOAA said.

The Globe's More Than 28-Year Warm Streak Continues