Hottest Day Ever On Earth
July 22, 2024, marked Earth’s hottest day ever at 17.15°C, breaking the previous day’s record. Extreme heatwaves hit Asia and Europe.
Monday, July 22, marked the hottest day ever recorded on Earth, with the global average surface air temperature climbing to 17.15 degrees Celsius. This record-setting day follows a previous record-breaking streak in early July 2023.
According to preliminary data from the European Union’s monitoring agency, Monday, July 22, surpassed the record set just a day prior on Sunday, July 21. The Copernicus Climate Change Service, which has been tracking such trends since 1940, reported that Monday’s average temperature was 0.06 degrees Celsius higher than Sunday’s record.
Record Broken Four Times in a Row in 2023
In early July 2023, the global average surface air temperature record was broken for four consecutive days. Before this, the previous record for the hottest day was set in August 2016.
“Last Monday, the record for the hottest absolute global average temperature ever recorded may have been broken. This spans over a period of tens of thousands of years,” said Karsten Haustein, a climate scientist at the University of Leipzig in Germany.
Global Struggle with Extreme Heat
Cities across Japan, Indonesia, and China have recently recorded unprecedented temperatures. In the Gulf countries, heat indices have exceeded 60 degrees Celsius when accounting for humidity.
Meanwhile, parts of Europe have also experienced extreme heat, with temperatures soaring above 45 degrees Celsius.
