ECMWF Copernicus C3S monthly update: Hot and dry weather conditions in July

Reading, England (ots) - July 2018 surface air temperature

- Many regions around the globe saw much above average temperatures,
due in part to sustained heatwaves, for instance in northern Europe,
northern China, Korea and Japan.
- Europe saw its second warmest July on record, half a degree cooler
than the warmest July (2010),
- globally it was the third warmest July, but only insignificantly
cooler than the second warmest July (2017).

More information and graphics can be downloaded here:
http://ots.de/wHjLca

July 2018 Hydrological variables

- Most of northern Europe saw very dry conditions, including the
British Isles, Benelux and Scandinavia, with Sweden seeing a large
number of wildfires related to the dry conditions,
- The south and east of Europe, in particular the region around the
Adriatic, saw continued wetter than average conditions, with several
countries experiencing floods,
- Japan saw very heavy rainfall at the beginning of the month,
leading to flooding and landslides
- Australia experienced extremely dry conditions in some parts of the
country, with adverse effects on farming

More information and graphics can be downloaded here:
http://ots.de/bcjK1A

July 2018 Sea Ice

- Sea-ice cover was below average in both polar regions:
- Antarctic July sea-ice area was the fourth lowest on record, with
much below sea-ice cover in the east of the Weddell Sea,
- the Arctic saw much below sea ice cover in a large region
stretching eastward from the Svalbard archipelago to the Laptev Sea,
north of Siberia

More information and graphics can be downloaded here:
http://ots.de/EKqE9j

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