LONDON, July 23: The European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Monitoring Service has reported that Sunday, July 21, 2024, set a new global temperature record, according to preliminary data. The global average near-surface temperature for the day was recorded at 17.09 degrees Celsius, surpassing the previous record of 17.08 degrees Celsius set in July 2023.

Copernicus confirmed to Reuters that this marks a new high in daily average temperature records, dating back to 1940. The previous record for daily average temperatures was broken consecutively from July 3 to July 6 last year.

Since June 2023, Copernicus data shows that record-high temperatures have been consistent for 13 consecutive months compared to the same months in previous years.

Experts suggest that 2024 could potentially become the hottest year on record, even exceeding 2023, which was previously the hottest year since record-keeping began.

Rising temperatures this year have been attributed to ongoing climate change and the effects of the El Niño weather phenomenon, which ended in April.