The hottest March in modern history was observed in which year, according to NOAA?
a. 2014
b. 2015
c. 2016
d. 2017
ANSWER: 2016
Explanation:
The hottest March in modern history and the 11th consecutive month in which monthly global temperature record was broken was in 2016. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration indicated a string of record setting months is the longest in the 137 years of record keeping.
Globally averaged temperatures over land and ocean surface for March 2016 was the highest for the month of March in the NOAA global temperature dataset record dating back to 1880.
Planet wide, average temperature was 1.22 degree celsius above the 20th century average of 12.7 C
2015 was the hottest on record, edging out 2014.
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