claim: NOAA’s analysis found last month was the 3rd-warmest April on record globally.
evidence: 21 July The latest global analysis of temperature data from NOAA shows that the first half of 2015 was the hottest such period on record, at 0.85 °C ( 1.53 °F ) above the 20th century average, surpassing the previous record set in 2010 by 0.09 °C ( 0.16 °F ).