Ocean Surface Temperature News Today

There is almost a 100 percent chance that 2023 will be the hottest year ever recorded, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced. According to NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, there is a “greater than 99% chance that 2023 will rank as Earth’s warmest year on record.” The previous record-breaking year was in…

NOAA’s latest monthly global report found that the average global land and ocean surface temperature in August 2023 ranked the month as the warmest August in the 174-year global climate record.

Data from NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration show July 2023 was hotter than any month on record.

The temperature of the planet’s oceans rose to new heights this week, setting a new record with no sign of cooling down.

The warming waters threaten marine life and ocean ecosystems including by bleaching coral reefs.

The warming waters threaten marine life and ocean ecosystems including by bleaching coral reefs.

On Monday, the world reached a new milestone. July 3, 2023, was Earth’s hottest day on record. Averaged across the whole planet, and all 24 hours, the composite surface temperature was 17.01° Celsius (~62.62° Fahrenheit), according to the University of Maine’s Climate Change Institute, which compiles and assesses data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in its Climate Reanalyzer tool.

As per the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Noaa), the the average temperature at the ocean’s surface has been at 21.1C since the start of April – beating the previous high of 21C set in 2016.