April 2016 was the 12th consecutive month to set a record as the warmest such month on record.
Notes on verification
Confirmed by NOAA official statement and corroborated by Weather Channel and Weather Underground reporting citing NOAA data.
Sources
- Say Goodbye to a Historic El Niño and Hello to La Niña (smithsonianmag.com)
- https://www.noaa.gov/news/april-marks-12th-consecutive-month-of-record-warmth-for-globe (noaa.gov)
- https://weather.com/news/climate/news/record-warmest-april-earth-2016 (weather.com)
- https://www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMasters/april-2016-earths-12th-consecutive-warmest-month-on-record.html (wunderground.com)