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WASHINGTON — After eight months, 2010 is running neck and neck with 1998 to be the hottest year at this point.
The planet’s average temperature for January-August was 58.5 degrees Fahrenheit, tying the record heat set for that period in 1998, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Wednesday.
While 1998 was the hottest year through the first eight months, 2005 is the hottest full year on record.
NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center also reported that it was the third-hottest August on record, with an average temperature for the month of 61.2 degrees. The hottest August was 1998, followed by 2009.
The Associated Press
