Cities in 10 states had their all-time record warmest July- some stations had their all-time warmest month! #climate pic.twitter.com/iLyVLMrCJL

— Eric Blake (@EricBlake12) August 2, 2016

July 2016 was absolutely the hottest month since the instrumental records began. pic.twitter.com/GQNsvARPDH

— Gavin Schmidt (@ClimateOfGavin) August 15, 2016

August 2016 was warmest August in 136 years of modern records, say scientists at @NASAGISS: https://t.co/8uc0XmeCgB pic.twitter.com/rESsBM4OeO

— NASA (@NASA) September 12, 2016

In U.S. record 22 months in a row since 1920 as of SEP 2016 of more daily record highs than lows.#climatechange #climatematters pic.twitter.com/gw1XzpFP3u

— Guy Walton (@climateguyw) October 5, 2016

No surprise, 2016 had the warmest September on record. That's 16 months in a row. - https://t.co/SiiPrwcb9L pic.twitter.com/kRM3Iiah1t

— Fraser Cain (@fcain) October 19, 2016

When considering changes in global temperature, it's always important to look at the big picture, rather than obsess over short-term effects pic.twitter.com/Yl4rK0GLkA

— Ed Hawkins (@ed_hawkins) December 3, 2016

The ocean absorbs more than 90% of #globalwarming heat. It's time to seek attention right away. (1 of 2) pic.twitter.com/uIf2VlWryG

— NASA Climate (@NASAClimate) December 5, 2016

Rapid rise in methane emissions in 10 years surprises scientists https://t.co/MqaY56OUNn

— Guardian World (@guardianworld) December 12, 2016

2016 was a really warm year for the U.S. The number of wx stations above average was staggering. #climate pic.twitter.com/NltZgarQTZ

— Brad Panovich (@wxbrad) December 23, 2016

Almost every pixel of our planet has been warmer than normal in 2016—the warmest year we've ever measured. pic.twitter.com/MocAWO0GGP

— Eric Holthaus (@EricHolthaus) December 23, 2016