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March 2020 second warmest on record for globe

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The latest monthly global climate summary was released today by NOAA. It shows that March 2020 was the second warmest March in 147 years, behind only March 2016, when a strong El Nino was occurring. It was also one of the warmest of any months across the globe. January through March 2020 was also the second warmest on record for the globe. You can read the highlights at https://www.noaa.gov/news/earth-had-its-2nd-hottest-march-on-record or the full report at https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/sotc/global/202003.

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