June was the warmest on record, increasing odds of a record warm year.

Earth sees warmest June on record, boosts odds of warmest year June marked the 13th-straight month to meet or beat the 1.5-degree Paris Agreement target. Andrew Freedman Axios

June was the warmest such month on record worldwide, according to figures released Monday, extending a heat streak even longer.

The monthly milestone increases the odds that 2024 will eclipse 2023 as the warmest year on record, and adds to the consecutive months that exceeded the crucial 1.5°C threshold in the Paris Agreement.

• The global average temperature for the past 12 months, from July 2023 to June 2024, came in as the highest on record, at 1.64°C (2.95°F) above the pre-industrial average.

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