18/02/2020
In 141 years of climate records, there has never been a warmer January than last month. NOAA confirms earlier findings by ECMWF Copernicus Climate Change Service.
The 4 warmest Januaries have all occurred since 2016.
What’s more, the temperature departure from average was the highest monthly departure ever recorded without an El Niño present in the tropical Pacific Ocean.
January 2020 marked the 44th consecutive January and the 421st consecutive month with temperatures, at least nominally, above the 20th-century average.
Low ice and snow cover and lots of regional heat.
Details https://www.noaa.gov/news/january-2020-was-earth-s-hottest-january-on-record