NOAA: This Past May Was Second Warmest On Record

By Eyder Peralta

Published June 14, 2012 at 12:57 PM CDT

Every month, NOAA puts out a report wrapping up big climate trends. Today, it reports that this past May was the second warmest on record.

"May 2012 also marks the 36^th consecutive May and 327 ^thconsecutive month with a global temperature above the 20 ^th century average," the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reports.

Now, while most of the world saw warmer temperatures, there were a few places that saw cooler temps. Here's a cool map that shows you that Australia, Alaska and parts fo the U.S.-Canadian border were cooler than normal.

A map showing above and below average temperatures around the world in May.

And here's a curious fact from Australia:

"The nationally-averaged daytime temperature in Australia was near average (+0.5°C), while the average nighttime temperature was well below average (-2.9°C), ranking as the fifth coolest May nighttime temperature in that country's 63-year period of record."