A separate analysis by the US space agency Nasa also found that 2016 was the hottest on record. The global average temperature last year was 0.94°C above the 20th century average, and 0.04°C warmer than in 2015, the last record-setting year. “Since the start of the 21st century, the annual global temperature record has been broken five times (2005, 2010, 2014, 2015 and 2016),” said NOAA. “Even if you remove the extra warming due to El Nino, 2016 was the warmest year ever recorded,” Forster said. Unusual spikes in temperature were seen in Phalodi, India, which reached 51°C on May 19 – marking India’s hottest temperature ever.

Source: Dhaka Tribune January 18, 2017 16:04 UTC