Met Eireann has reported that May 2024 was the warmest on record, with an average temperature of 13.08C. It is only the second time in recorded history that the temperature in May exceeded 13C. This is 2.53 degrees above the 1961-1990 long-term average (LTA) or 1.74 degrees above the 1991-2020 LTA for May.
The global average temperature for the past 12 months (May 2023 – April 2024) is the highest on record, at 0.73°C above the 1991-2020 average and 1.61°C above the 1850-1900 pre-industrial average. And this May is likely to extend the streak, especially given record high sea surface temperatures.
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