July was hottest ever recorded month, official data confirms 

A man refreshes at a fountain in Rome on July 17 last.  The EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) said that on land, July was 0.33C warmer than the previous warmest July in 2019.

July was the hottest ever recorded month for both land and sea temperatures, official data has confirmed.

The EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) said that on land, July was 0.72C warmer than the 1991-2020 average for the same month, and 0.33C warmer than the previous warmest July in 2019.