Earth experienced its 8th warmest spring on record, and the third warmest May, with average global temperature in May 1.19 degrees F. above the 20th-century average, matching 1998 and 2005 for the third warmest May dating back to 1880. WaPo: “The global temperature has been above average now 339 straight months (more than 28 years). The last time global temperatures were below average (February, 1985).”