September 2014 is the hottest month in 134 years

With average surface and ocean surface temperatures rising, September 2014 was the hottest month, since 1880, according to the US National and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

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"This is also the 38th consecutive month the global temperature in September is higher than the average of the 20th century ," AFP said on October 20 (local time) of NOAA.

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According to NOAA, last September was the hottest month ever recorded since 1880 - (Photo: Reuters / Flick)

Specifically, the average temperature on both the surface and the ocean surface is 15.72 degrees Celsius, 0.72 degrees Celsius higher than the average level of the 20th century.

According to NOAA, over the past month, most of the land on Earth has been warmer than usual, except in central Russia, some parts of eastern and northern Canada, and a small area in Namibia.

Record high temperature places are northwest Africa, coastal areas in southeastern South America, southwest Australia, regions in the Middle East and Southeast Asia.

At sea, unusually high surface water temperatures are recorded in most of the great oceans, particularly in the northeast and the equatorial Pacific.

NOAA climate scientist Jessica Blunden said with current weather developments, it is likely that this year 2014 will be the hottest year ever recorded.