According to the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) of the European Union, May 2022 has tied with its counterparts from 2018 and 2021 to be the fifth-warmest May on record.
- The month was 0.26 degree Celsius warmer than the 1991-2020 average despite an ongoing La Nina phenomenon in the equatorial Pacific Ocean. La Ninas generally have a cooling effect on global temperatures.
About Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S)
- The Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) supports society by providing authoritative information about the past, present and future climate in Europe and the rest of the World.
- The C3S mission is to support adaptation and mitigation policies of the European Union by providing consistent and authoritative information about climate change.
- It offers free and open access to climate data and tools based on the best available science.
- C3S is one of six thematic information services provided by the Copernicus Earth Observation Programme of the European Union.
- Copernicus is an operational programme building on existing research infrastructures and knowledge available in Europe and elsewhere.
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