Sweltering conditions around the world last month made March 2019 the second-hottest March on record for planet Earth, after March 2016.

Also, the first quarter of 2019 ended as the third warmest on record for the globe, according to scientists at NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information.

Here are more highlights from NOAA’s latest monthly global climate report:

The average global temperature in March was 1.91 degrees F above the 20th-century average of 54.9 degrees F, making it the second-hottest March on record in the 140-year record (1880–2019). Last month also was the 43rd consecutive March and 411 consecutive month with global temperatures above average.

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