World daily temperature records have been smashed this week, according to preliminary data.
, which has a similar tool, later confirmed the records of Monday, then Tuesday, albeit with slightly different figures – 16.88C and 17.03 , respectively.The estimates are produced through a combination of actual temperature measurements – from ground stations, satellites, and more – with computer modeling.
NOAA, for its part, said that although it was seeing record warm surface temperatures being recorded at many locations across the globe, it could not"validate the methodology or conclusion of the University of Maine analysis."The fact that both results converge is reassuring, Zeke Hausfather, a climatologist at Berkeley Earth, told AFP.What are the limitations?
Surface air temperature anomaly for June 2023 relative to the June average for the period 1991-2020. What's more, the concept of a global average temperature is a bit abstract and not necessarily as meaningful for the general public.Despite these limitations, the value of daily records is"we can start to identify extreme events," which could have climate significance, said Birkel.
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