"The combined global average temperature over the land and ocean surfaces for April 2017 was 0.90°C (1.62°F) above the 20th century average of 13.7°C (56.7°F)—the second highest April temperature since global records began in 1880, trailing 2016 by 0.17°C (0.31°F) and ahead of 2010 by 0.0.7°C (0.13°F). April 2017 also marks the 388th consecutive month that the globally-averaged temperature across the world's land and ocean surfaces was nominally above the 20th century average."
Der April 2017 war demnach der zweitwärmste Apil seit Beginn globaler Aufzeichnungen im Jahre 1880, hinter dem April 2016, aber noch knapp vor 2010.
Und der 388. Monat in ununterbrochener Folge, in dem die globale Durchschnittstemperatur über dem Durchschnittswert des 20. Jahrhunderts lag.
Ganz Ähnliches ergibt sich für den Zeitraum Januar - April:
"The global land and ocean surface temperature during January–April 2017 was 0.95°C (1.71°F) above the 20th century average of 12.6°C (54.8°F). This was the second highest such period since records began in 1880, behind 2016 by 0.19°C (0.34°F) and ahead of 2015 by 0.10°C (0.18°F)."
(Quelle)Man muss schon sagen: Die Chinesen, die machen Erfindungen, die's wirklich drauf haben!