Global temperatures experienced a marginal decrease after two consecutive days of record highs, with Tuesday marking the world's second-hottest day on record. The European climate service Copernicus reported that Tuesday's global average temperature was 0.01 Celsius (0.01 Fahrenheit) lower than Monday's all-time high of 17.16 degrees Celsius (62.8 degrees Fahrenheit), which was 0.06 degrees Celsius (0.1 degrees Fahrenheit) hotter than Sunday.
All three days surpassed Earth's previous hottest day in 2023. Climate scientist Chris Field from Stanford University expressed concern over the frequent occurrence of hottest-day-ever records, highlighting the lethal impact of heat waves and emphasizing the unexpected nature of this year's temperature records.
