全球气温或达到历史新高

　　WASHINGTON, June 23 (Xinhua) -- Last month was the hottest May since record keeping began in 1880, the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric¹ Administration (NOAA) said Monday.

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The combined average temperature over global land and ocean surfaces was 15.54 degrees Celsius² 0.74 degrees Celsius higher than the 20th century average, the NOAA said.
"This surpassed the previous record high anomaly of 0.72 degrees Celsius set in 2010," the NOAA said in its monthly state of the climate report.
"Four of the five warmest Mays on record have occurred in the past five years: 2010 (second warmest), 2012 (third warmest), 2013 (fifth warmest), and 2014 (warmest)."
Currently, 1998 has the fourth warmest May on record.
May global temperature reaches record high: NOAA
According to the NOAA, the majority of the world experienced warmer-than-average temperatures in May, with record warmth across eastern Kazakhstan, parts of Indonesia, and central and northwestern Australia.
Scattered³ sections across every major ocean basin were also record warm, it said.
Additionally, May 2014 marked the 39th consecutive⁴ May and 351st consecutive month with a global temperature above the 20th century average.
The last below-average global temperature for May occurred in 1976 and the last below-average temperature for any month occurred in February 1985, the NOAA said.

1 atmospheric   

adj.大气的，空气的；大气层的；大气所引起的

参考例句：

• Sea surface temperatures and atmospheric circulation are strongly coupled.海洋表面温度与大气环流是密切相关的。
• Clouds return radiant energy to the surface primarily via the atmospheric window.云主要通过大气窗区向地表辐射能量。

2 Celsius   

adj.摄氏温度计的，摄氏的

参考例句：

• The temperature tonight will fall to seven degrees Celsius.今晚气温将下降到七摄氏度。
• The maximum temperature in July may be 36 degrees Celsius.七月份最高温度可能达到36摄氏度。

3 scattered   

adj.分散的，稀疏的；散步的；疏疏落落的

参考例句：

• Gathering up his scattered papers,he pushed them into his case.他把散乱的文件收拾起来，塞进文件夹里。

4 consecutive   

adj.连续的，联贯的，始终一贯的

参考例句：

• It has rained for four consecutive days.已连续下了四天雨。
• The policy of our Party is consecutive.我党的政策始终如一。