June 2021 welcomes the summer season with extreme heat and drought, surpassing warmest temperature records set in North America, according to European Union's Copernicus program new data. The heat record measured by billions of observations from satellite, aircraft and weather stations around the world found that the month of June was the fourth-hottest month recorded worldwide and the second-warmest recorded in Europe. The North-east region of Europe has warmed the most at its peak, while heatwave conditions remained in western North America which broke heat records. (Photo : Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images) NEW YORK - AUGUST 02: A thermometer in the sun on the sidewalk indicates a temperature of 120 degrees Fahrenheit as people eat ice cream on the Upper West Side August 2, 2006 in New York City. Forecasters have called for high temperatures of 100 degrees in the city with the heat wave continuing through tomorrow.