Was hot weather milestone marked in May?

By W. Gardner Selby, Staff Writer Published 9:20 pm, Sunday, June 24, 2018 Photo: Kin Man Hui /San Antonio Express-News Image 1of/1 Caption Close Image 1 of 1 A boy runs through a fountain of water at Yanaguana Garden and Playground near the Tower of Americas on May 29. According to Austin weathercaster Jim Spencer, May 2018 marked the 401st straight month of global temperatures exceeding the 20th century average. less A boy runs through a fountain of water at Yanaguana Garden and Playground near the Tower of Americas on May 29. According to Austin weathercaster Jim Spencer, May 2018 marked the 401st straight month of global … more Photo: Kin Man Hui /San Antonio Express-News Was hot weather milestone marked in May? 1 / 1 Back to Gallery May 2018 marked the 401st straight month of global temperatures exceeding the 20th century average. — Jim Spencer on June 18 in a blog post A reader inquired about an Austin weathercaster saying the planet has sweltered through hundreds of months of consecutive record temperatures. “Last week, Jim Spencer said during his weather forecast that record-breaking heat has been going on for over 400 months,” the reader said by email. KXAN-TV’s Spencer, the reader said, had called April 2018 the 400th straight month with global temperatures above the 20th century average and that when May data was official, that would mark month 401, the reader said. We didn’t track down such a broadcast. But when we asked Spencer about making the statement, he pointed… [Read full story]