April, 2010 - temperatures soared to a new high as the month became the warmest ever in recorded history. A study released by the America’s climate agency the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said, “The combined April global land and ocean average surface temperature was the warmest on record at 14.5°C, which is 0.76°C above the 20th century average of 13.7°C.”

The report also indicated that combined global land and ocean surface temperature was the warmest from January to April, 2010. According to the report, “The average temperature for the first four months of year 2010 was 13.3 degrees Celsius which is 0.69 degrees above the 20th century average.”

The report also suggested that the warmth was most pronounced in the equatorial portions of the major oceans, especially the Atlantic.

Read the report.