June breaks worldwide temperature record

June was the 14th month in a row to break its global temperature record. 

The average temperature in June was 1.62 degrees Fahrenheit above the 20th-century average of 59.9 degrees Fahrenheit, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said on Tuesday. 

The new mark is 0.04 degrees higher than the previous record for the month, set last year. Record keeping dates back to 1880. 

The year-to-date temperature average from January to July was 1.89 degrees above the 20th-century average and the highest on record, breaking last year’s mark by 0.36 degrees Fahrenheit. 

Every month for more than a year has broken its temperature record, with the annual record falling in 2015 as well. This year is widely expected to break that mark when researchers announce it early next year, barring an unforeseen shift in temperature trends. 

Federal researchers announced on July 7 that last month was the hottest June on record in the United States, with an average temperature of 71.8 degrees. 2016 is, so far, the third warmest on record for the United States since 1880.