According to data from the Copernicus Climate Change Service (*C3S), May 2024 was the warmest May on record and was the 12th consecutive month in which the global average temperature reached a record for the month concerned. The C3S data was cited by the UN Secretary-General in a call for urgent action as two new reports detailing aspects of climate change are published.

The global average temperature for May 2024 was 0.65 °C above the 1991–2020 average and 1.52 °C above the 1850–1900 pre-industrial average, marking the 11th consecutive month (since July 2023) in which the global average temperature reached or exceeded 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels.

Reflecting a succession of record monthly temperatures, the global average temperature for the past 12 months (June 2023–May 2024) is the highest on record, 0.75°C above the 1991–2020 average and 1.63°C above the 1850– 1850. 1900 pre-industrial average, according to C3S data. (More on climate.copernicus.eu)