"The average global land and ocean surface temperature for November 2019 was 1.66 degrees F (0.92 of a degree C) above the 20th-century average and the second-highest November temperature on record, just shy of November of 2015", the release said.
#Antarctic sea ice extent for #November 2019 was also 2nd smallest on record, at 6.35% below avg: @NOAANCEIclimate https://t.co/JXB1MINVbD #StateOfClimate pic.twitter.com/RYlSrGAJmO
— NOAA (@NOAA) December 16, 2019
The world’s five hottest Novembers have all occurred since 2013, the release added.
#Arctic sea ice coverage for #November 2019 was 2nd smallest on record, at 12.80% below avg: @NOAANCEIclimate https://t.co/JXB1MINVbD #StateOfClimate pic.twitter.com/2tJXudZ4VD
— NOAA (@NOAA) December 16, 2019
In addition, NOAA said the size of November’s Arctic ice cap was 12.80 percent below the 1981-2010 average, the second smallest for November since satellite records became available in 1979 according to the release.
JUST IN: #November 2019 ranked 2nd warmest November on record for the globe, per @NOAANCEIclimate https://t.co/JXB1MINVbD #StateOfClimate pic.twitter.com/WBWKNlSCLE
— NOAA (@NOAA) December 16, 2019
The release made no mention of the global warming phenomena which is decried by climate activists as the alleged result of a buildup of atmospheric carbon dioxide from burning fossil fuels.
