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BERLIN (dpa)
May 2025 was the second-hottest May on record worldwide, with a global average temperature of 15.79 degrees Celsius, just 0.12 degrees below the record set in May 2024, according to the EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service.
The temperature was 1.4 degrees Celsius above the estimated pre-industrial average for 1850-1900, the Bonn-based agency said on Tuesday.
Parts of north-west Europe experienced an exceptionally dry spring, including March, April and May with the lowest rainfall and soil moisture levels since at least 1979.
Copernicus Climate Change Service regularly publishes data on surface temperatures, sea ice cover and precipitation.
Its findings are based on computer-generated analyses of measurements from satellites, ships, aircraft and weather stations worldwide.
Much of the data dates back to 1950, with some records reaching further back.
