The first eight days of February 2024 have been the hottest on record

Daily average 2-metre global surface temperature, C

18

16

8 February

2024

2023

14

12

1991-2021

average

All years

1940 to 2022

10

1 Jan

1 Apr

1 Jul

1 Oct

31 Dec

18

16

8 February 2024

2023

14

12

1991-2021 average

All years 1940 to 2022

10

1 Jan

1 Apr

1 Jul

1 Oct

31 Dec

Guardian graphic. Source: Climate Change Institute, University of Maine analysis of Copernicus ECMWF Era5 data