“We chiefly saw this as a result of frequent high pressure over the UK, bringing clear skies for many but also below average temperatures with little cloud to trap any warmth near the surface.”. European Copernicus climate service showed the worldwide mean temperature to be 1.75C warmer than they were before the industrial revolution. This is a 0.1C increase on the temperature record from last year.
The news has accelerated concerns of a crisis, especially with climate change denier Donald Trump having dismissed Net Zero plans since becoming president and put fossil fuel production into action. Dr Friederike Otto, a climate scientist at Imperial College London, told Sky: "This January is the hottest on record because countries are still burning huge amounts of oil, gas and coal.”. Warmest: 1916 (6.3C).
Coldest: 1963 (-1.8C). Warmest: 1998 (6.8C). Coldest: 1895 (-2.3C). Warmest: 1938 (8C). Coldest: 1962 (1.8C). Warmest: 2011 (10.7C). Coldest: 1917 (4.3C). Warmest: 2024 (13.1). Coldest: 1902 (7.5C). Warmest: 2023 (15.8C). Coldest: 1972 (10.5C). Warmest: 2006 (17.8C). Coldest: 1922 (12.3C). Warmest: 1995 (17.5C). Coldest: 1912 (11.7C). Warmest: 2006 (15.2C). Coldest: 1952 (9.9C). Warmest: 2001 (12.2C). Coldest: 1896 (5.9C). Warmest: 8.8C (1994).
