2022 on Pace to Be Hottest Year Ever As September Breaks Temperature Records

This year is on track to be the hottest on record, with September 2022 the warmest September ever.

Global temperatures so far in 2023 are 0.52C higher than average and 0.05C warmer than 2016.

September 2022 was 0.93C warmer than the September average from 1991-2020.

The high temperatures have contributed to extreme weather events like flooding in Greece and Libya.

The data comes from the EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service, which uses measurements from various sources.