WASHINGTON: Last month was the hottest September since record keeping began in 1880, the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmosphere Administration (NOAA) said on Monday.

The average temperature over global land and ocean surfaces combined for the month was at 15.72 degrees Celsius, 0.72 degrees Celsius above the 20th century average, the NOAA said in a report.

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