WASHINGTON - Last month was the warmest June on record, extending months of record-setting heat. And, the weather in north Georgia did its part.
Worldwide, the average temperature in June was 61.1 degrees Fahrenheit (16.2 Celsius), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Thursday. That was 1.22 degrees F (0.68 C) warmer than average for June.
North Georgia experienced a nearly month-long heat wave, with above average temperatures throughout the month. In Gainesville, for instance, there were 22 straight days of 90+ readings and 24 days when the daytime highs were above normal.
This year has also had the warmest average temperature for January-June on record 57.5 F (12.2 C).
Peru, the central and eastern regions of the United States, and eastern and western Asia were warmer than usual last month. Scandinavia, southern China and the northwestern United States were all cooler than normal.
NOAA also said that Arctic sea ice covered 4.2 million square miles (10.9 million square kilometers). This is the lowest June coverage since records began in 1979 and 10.6 percent below the 1979-2000 average. It is the 19th consecutive June with below average sea ice.
(AccessNorthGa.com's Ken Stanford contributed to this story.)
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