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(top) Global temperatures in August 2021 compared to the 1981-2010 average. (bottom) Global temperature each August since 1880 compared to the 20th-century average. NOAA Climate.gov image, based on data from NCEI.
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(top) Global temperatures in August 2021 compared to the 1981-2010 average. (bottom) Global temperature each August since 1880 compared to the 20th-century average. NOAA Climate.gov image, based on data from NCEI.