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Get highlights from the May #C3S Climate Bulletin in our summary: 2nd-highest global-average surface air & sea surface temperature on record for May, an early western European heatwave, continued tropical Pacific warming as conditions move towards El Niño, & much more.
Read the article: https://climate.copernicus.eu/surging-tropical-pacific-ocean-surface-temperatures-and-early-european-heatwave-may
💧 The #C3S Climate Bulletin notes drier-than-average conditions in much of western & central Europe & in some eastern regions in May. Northwestern continental Europe, Türkiye & the Black Sea region saw wetter-than-average conditions. River flow was below average across much of central, eastern & northeastern Europe.
❄ Arctic sea ice extent in May was about 4% below average—as reported in the latest #C3S Climate Bulletin—the 4th-lowest for May on record. In the Antarctic, sea ice extent was about 9% below average, making it the seventh-lowest for the month on record.
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Daily average ● Data: ERA5
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Read our summary of the April 2026 #C3S Climate Bulletin. Discover the data behind the joint 3rd-warmest April globally, with the 2nd-highest average sea surface temperature on record. Arctic sea ice extent was the 2nd-lowest for April & Europe saw marked contrasts in precipitation.
Read the article: https://climate.copernicus.eu/second-highest-sea-surface-temperatures-recorded-during-third-warmest-april-globally
The April 2026 #C3S Climate Bulletin reports drier-than-average conditions across western & central Europe in April, while easternmost & southeastern Europe saw above-average precipitation. France recorded its fourth-driest April on record.
❄ April 2026 saw the second-lowest Arctic sea ice extent for April in the 48-year satellite record, at 4.8% below average. In the Antarctic, sea ice extent was about 10% below average, ranking 11th-lowest for April.
Get more sea ice insights in the #C3S Climate Bulletin. #CopernicusClimate.
April 2026 was the joint third-warmest April globally, 0.52°C above the 1991–2020 average and 1.43°C above the pre–industrial level. The global average SST saw the second-highest April value on record, as neutral conditions shifted towards El Niño.
Read the full #C3S Climate Bulletin 👉 https://climate.copernicus.eu/surface-air-temperature-april-2026?utm_source=socialmedia&utm_medium=MA&utm_campaign=climate-bulleting&utm_id=CB-04-2026
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