“July 2021 has earned the unenviable distinction as the world’s hottest month ever recorded, according to new global data released today by NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information.”
July 2021 beat the old record by 0.02F. That record was set in 2016 and tied in 2019 and 2020. Four of the hottest Julys in 142 years landed in six years. The margins are tiny because the records keep getting broken.