Earth Just Tied for Its Warmest April on Record, NOAA Says

April 2014 tied with the same month in 2010 for the distinction of being the warmest April on record globally, with an average global temperature 1.39 degrees Fahrenheit above the 20th century average, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said Tuesday. The month also extended the unbroken string of months with global average temperatures at or above the 20th century average to 350 straight months, or more than 29 years. This was the 38th straight April that had a global temperature at or above the 20th century average as well

The last cooler-than-average April was in 1976, and the last average or below-average temperature for any month was February 1985, when the movie Back to the Future was first released. Read more...