Hottest week on record
According to preliminary data, the first week of July was the hottest week on record globally. A preliminary reanalysis indicated that the global temperature on July 7 was 17.24°C, a value 0.3°C above the previous record of 16.94°C set on August 16, 2016, during a strong El Niño year. July 4 first unofficially broke the record with a temperature of 17.23°C. The following two days, July 5 and 6, saw a global mean temperature of 17.22°C.
