Official: This has been the hottest year EVER

By The Newsroom
Published 14th Nov 2016, 11:07 BST
Updated 16th Nov 2016, 16:50 BST
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2016 is the hottest year on record
This year is set to be the hottest year ever recorded globally, beating 2015's record temperatures, the World Meteorological Organisation has said.

Global temperatures this year are approximately 1.2C (2.16F) above pre-industrial levels and 0.88C (1.58F) above the average for 1961-1990, which the WMO uses as a reference period, provisional figures show.

As a result, 2016 is on track to be the hottest year in records dating back to the 19th century, and 16 of the 17 hottest years on record will have occurred in the 21st century.

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