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Report: Warmest June on record globally

By Angela Fritz, CNN Meteorologist

July 18, 2010 5:10 p.m. EDT

New Yorkers in the Bronx seek refuge from the heat June 10.

STORY HIGHLIGHTS

• Report says warmer-than-average conditions were present globally in June
• Australia continues to suffer from below-average rainfall
• Arctic sea ice reached a record low for the month of June

(CNN) -- Last month was the warmest June on record worldwide, according to a report from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Warmer-than-average conditions were present across nearly all continents, including much of the United States, according to the organization's State of the Climate report, released Friday.

Although global sea surface temperatures ranked the fourth-warmest on record, the combination of land and sea anomalies pushed June 2010 past June 2005, previously the warmest June on record, the report said. June was also the fourth consecutive month in a row of record warmth worldwide.

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