The hottest May in recorded history was last month

The hottest May in recorded history was last month
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Last month was the hottest May on record, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced Monday. The previous record for May was set in 2010.

In its monthly climate report, the NOAA said that the combined average ocean surface and land temperatures were 1.33 degrees Fahrenheit above the 20th century average of 58.6 degrees, The Huffington Post says. Certain regions were hit with warmer than average temperatures, including parts of Kazakhstan, Indonesia, and Australia.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia is night editor for TheWeek.com. Her writing and reporting has appeared in Entertainment Weekly and EW.com, The New York Times, The Book of Jezebel, and other publications. A Southern California native, Catherine is a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.