Globe sets heat record for second month in a row

The globe is on a hot streak, setting a heat record in June for the second month in a row.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said last month’s average global temperature was 61.2F (16.2C), which is 1.3F higher than the 20th century average. It beat 2010’s old record by one-twentieth of a degree.

While a twentieth does not sound like much, in temperature records it is like winning a horse race by several lengths, said NOAA climate monitoring chief Derek Arndt.