The world saw its hottest days on record this week

Average worldwide temperature on Tuesday reached 17.18°C (62.9°F), breaking the record of 17.01°C (62.6°F) set just a day earlier. Previous highest global temperature was in mid-August 2016.

Daily temperature for each year since 1979, world average

Note: Each line represents a year between 1979 and 2023. A gap in the data at the end of February is due to leap years being included.
Source: Climate Reanalyzer Graphic: Krystina Shveda and Byron Manley, CNN