July 21 hottest day ever recorded globally
Last Sunday was the hottest day ever registered globally, according to preliminary data published on Tuesday by the EU's climate monitor, AFP reports.
The Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) said the global average surface air temperature on July 21 was 17.09 degrees Celsius, a fraction above the previous record set in 2023.
Southern Europe was among the regions with the hottest weather in the past few days.
An unrelenting heatwave blanketed swathes of southern and eastern Europe, with dozens of cities on red alert as scorching temperatures fuel wildfires, strain power grids, and make daily life unbearable.
The mercury hovered near or above 40 degrees Celsius in many countries.
The EU's climate monitor Copernicus said the average temperature for June across Europe was 1.57C above the 1991–2020 average, making the month the joint-second warmest on record.
