<p>August 2016 was the warmest August on record for global land/ocean surface combined, according to NOAA. Records go back to 1880.</p> 
<p>This is the 16th consecutive month that a new, record high global temperature average has been set.</p> 
<p>Fourteen of the fifteen highest monthly global temperature anomalies have occurred since February 2015.</p> 
<p>August 2016 averaged 0.92 deg. C above the 20th century average, breaking the old August record of +0.87 just set in August of 2015.</p> 
<p>In terms of land surface only, August 2016 averaged 1.29 deg. C. above the 20th century average, breaking the old record of +1.10 deg. C. set in August 2015.</p> 
<p>For ocean surface, August 2016 was the 2nd warmest August on record averaging 0.77 deg. C. above the 20th century average. The warmest August on record occurred last year (+0.79).</p> 
<p>For the record, the El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO) was neutral for the month of August. Weak La Nina or neutral conditions are predicted for the remainder of this year.</p> 
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<p>Warmest June-August period on record</p> 
<p>The June-August 2016 period was the warmest such period on record, according to <a href="https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/sotc/global/201608" type="external">NOAA.</a></p> 
<p>June-August 2016 averaged 0.89 deg. C. above the 20th century average, beating out the record of +0.85 set in 2015.</p> 
<p>The 10 highest three-month global temperature departures in the record have all occurred since August-October 2015.</p> 
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<p>Warmest January-August period on record globally</p> 
<p>The January-August 2016 period was the warmest such period on record, according to NOAA.</p> 
<p>So far this year, the average temperature anomaly was +1.01 deg. C., which easily beat out the previous record of +0.85 set last year.</p> 
<p>Based on these numbers I conclude that 2016 will easily end up as the warmest year on record globally.</p> 
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Sixteenth consecutive month of record global warmth