2020 is on pace to be one of the hottest years on record

The big picture: "The year-to-date global land and ocean surface temperature was the second highest in the 141-year record at 1.89°F (1.05°C) above the 20th-century average of 56.9°F (13.8°C)," the agency said.

Threat level: "[T]he year 2020 is very likely to rank among the five warmest years on record," their monthly report notes.

• The five warmest to date have all occurred in the last decade; nine of the 10 warmest have been this century (the other was in 1998).