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Monday, July 3 was the hottest day EVER recorded on Earth. A hugely significant record that stood...

... a mere 24 hours when Tuesday, July 4 broke the record for hottest day ever measured.

This is the #climate crisis. Every day is record-breaking, every day is heartbreaking.
Chart of world average daily temperature for each year since 1979.

Each line represents a year between 1979 and 2023. A gap in the data at the end of February is due to leap years being included.

Chart show July 4, 2023 has temperature peak of 17.18 degrees celsius.

Source: Climate Reanalyzer

Graphic: Krystina Shveda and Byron Manley, CNN

Reuters headline: World registers hottest day ever recorded on July 3

Washington Post headline: This July 4 was hot. Earth’s hottest day on record, in fact.
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