The last time Earth recorded a cooler-than-average year was in 1976. 2024 on track to become Earth's warmest year on record despite slight global temperature drop: Copernicus For the first time in more than a year, the planet did not set a new monthly global temperature record. However, Earth did experience its two warmest days on record globally in July, and it's becoming increasingly likely that 2024 will end up as the warmest year on record, according to a new report by Copernicus, the...