March hottest month on record: NOAA

Q.  The hottest March in modern history was observed in which year, according to NOAA?
- Published on 20 Apr 16

a. 2014
b. 2015
c. 2016
d. 2017

ANSWER: 2016
 
The hottest March in modern history and the 11th consecutive month in which monthly global temperature record was broken was in 2016. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration indicated a string of record setting months is the longest in the 137 years of record keeping.
  • Globally averaged temperatures over land and ocean surface for March 2016 was the highest for the month of March in the NOAA global temperature dataset record dating back to 1880.
  • Planet wide, average temperature was 1.22 degree celsius above the 20th century average of 12.7 C
  • 2015 was the hottest on record, edging out 2014.

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