July in 2023 has been the warmest on record

Average global surface temperature for the first 23 days of July, C

17.0C

16.5

16.0

15.5

15.0

1940

1960

1980

2000

2020

17.0C

16.5

16.0

15.5

15.0

1940

1950

1960

1970

1980

1990

2000

2010

2020