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We have just released the July 2019 Global Climate Report. Follow this thread for details. Also, read more online: bit.ly/Global201907 #StateOfClimate 
At 1.71°F above average, the July 2019 global temperature ranked as the warmest July and the warmest month on record: bit.ly/Global201907 #StateOfClimate
See July 2019 temperature departures from average around the globe: bit.ly/Global201907 #StateOfClimate
Based on global land surface temperature, July was second warmest for the month at 2.21°F above average; July 2017 holds the record as warmest month at 2.23°F above average. bit.ly/Global201907 #StateOfClimate
July global sea surface temperature was warmest on record for the month at 1.51°F above average: bit.ly/Global201907 #StateOfClimate
July 2019 Arctic sea ice extent was 19.8% below average—the smallest extent on record for the month: bit.ly/Global201907 #StateOfClimate
July 2019 Antarctic sea ice extent was 4.3% below average—the smallest extent on record for the month: bit.ly/Global201907 #StateOfClimate
Last month marks the 43rd consecutive July and the 415th consecutive month with temperatures, at least nominally, above the 20th century average. bit.ly/Global201907 #StateOfClimate
So far this year, 2019 ranks among the top warmest years on record, exceeding 20th century average temperatures: bit.ly/Global201907 #StateOfClimate
January–July 2019 global average temperature tied 2017 as the second highest for this period in the 140-year record at 1.71°F above average: bit.ly/Global201907 #StateOfClimate
See January–July 2019 temperature departures from average around the globe: bit.ly/Global201907 #StateOfClimate
January–July 2019 global land surface temperature was the third warmest for the period at 2.63°F above average: bit.ly/Global201907 #StateOfClimate
At 1.37°F above average, the January–July global sea surface temperature was the second warmest for the period—only July 2016 was warmer at 1.49°F above average: bit.ly/Global201907 #StateOfClimate
Only January–July 2016 (+1.96°F above avg) was warmer than January–July 2019 (+1.71°F), based on global land and ocean temperature departures from avg: bit.ly/Global201907 #StateOfClimate
The Global Report for July 2019 utilizes the recently released NOAAGlobalTemp dataset version 5 from @NOAA. Read about the new version: bit.ly/31HSxef
