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Last month, the average temperature was 0.77 degrees Celsius above the average temperature for the years 1981 to 2010, which is 0.13 degrees from November 2016 and 2019, which previously held the record, according to Copernicus.
High temperatures are nothing that surprises Erik Kjellström.
– Not surprisingly, temperatures follow a long-term trend. If I had seen a cold record, I would have been very surprised, he says.
“It is notable”
November is not the only month that has been record hot this year, as record temperatures were also measured in January, May and September.
Yet at the time of writing, 2016 remains the warmest year ever measured, largely thanks to the El Niño weather phenomenon, which was stronger that year, causing high temperatures across much of the Pacific Ocean.
– This year we have not had a strong El Niño but we are still heading for a record heat. It’s remarkable, says Erik Kjellström.
“Great imbalance”
Due to the corona pandemic, global carbon dioxide emissions have decreased during the year, but the reduction has not been enough to reverse climate change, according to Erik Kjellström.
– Emissions have decreased, but there is still a large imbalance. We still have big emissions and carbon dioxide stays in the atmosphere for a long time. Emissions would have to be reduced significantly more for us to see a change, he says.
