Climate: April 2020 like 2016, the hottest ever recorded

2020-05-05T10:42:26.065Z

Globally, April 2020 recorded the same temperatures as April 2016, the hottest of all time. Temperatures were particularly above average in central and northern Eurasia and in some areas of Greenland and Antarctica, but significantly below average in large areas of North America. Just as the temperatures were well above the average in several western European countries, but below the average in the north-east areas. Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) notes this, implemented by the European Center for medium-range weather forecasts by the European Commission, which regularly publishes climate reports every month that report the changes observed in the global temperature of the surface air, of the coverage of ice and hydrological variables. Both the Arctic and Antarctica saw less than average sea ice coverage compared to the 1981-2010 average. Wetter than average conditions were observed in April for most of Europe, with soil moisture below average in southern Italy, Greece and the northern Black Sea.