France, May 8 -- The surface air temperature averaged 15.03 Celsius - surpassing the April average calculated between 1991 and 2020 by 0.67 degrees.

The April milestone is part of a concerning trend, making the past 12 months the warmest on record.

The monthly temperature record has now been beaten for 11 consecutive months.

The average temperature over the last year was recorded at 1.6C above pre-industrial levels, exceeding the 1.5C limit set by the 2015 Paris Agreement.

"While unusual, a similar streak of monthly global temperature records happened previously in 2015/16," Copernicus said.

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