Every month, NOAA puts out a report wrapping up big climate trends. that this past May was the second warmest on record.
"May 2012 also marks the and 327 thconsecutive month with a global temperature above the 20 th century average," the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reports.
Now, while most of the world saw warmer temperatures, there were a few places that saw cooler temps. Here's a cool map that shows you that Australia, Alaska and parts fo the U.S.-Canadian border were cooler than normal.
And here's a curious fact from Australia:
"The nationally-averaged daytime temperature in Australia was near average (+0.5掳C), while the average nighttime temperature was well below average (-2.9掳C), ranking as the fifth coolest May nighttime temperature in that country's 63-year period of record."
Copyright 2020 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. 9(MDAxNDQ2NDAxMDEyNzU2NzM2ODA3ZGI1ZA001))
