Warmest January-April ever; new record Arctic sea ice minimum

From Dr. Jeff Masters' WunderBlog:

Warmest January-April ever; new record Arctic sea ice minimum. April 2007 was the third warmest April for the globe on record, and the first four months of 2007 were the warmest ever, according to statistics released this week by the National Climatic Data Center. The global average temperature for April was 1.19°F/0.66°C above the 20th century mean. Over land, April global temperatures were the warmest ever measured. Ocean temperatures were a bit cooler (seventh warmest on record), thanks to the cooling associated with the di...
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