April 2016 was the 12th consecutive month to set a record as the warmest such month on record.
Notes on verification
Confirmed by NOAA's official press release and corroborated by multiple independent outlets (Weather Underground, The Weather Channel) citing the same NOAA dataset; NASA's differing methodology noted but not contradictory to the specific claim. [tier=gold indep_score=0.867 clusters=3 claim_tier=notable]
Sources
- Say Goodbye to a Historic El Niño and Hello to La Niña (seed:science_and_space)
- https://www.noaa.gov/news/april-marks-12th-consecutive-month-of-record-warmth-for-globe (corroboration)
- https://weather.com/news/climate/news/record-warmest-april-earth-2016 (corroboration)
- https://www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMasters/april-2016-earths-12th-consecutive-warmest-month-on-record.html (corroboration)