August temperature anomalies relative to their 1901 – 2000 mean: North America, + 1 54 degrees Celsius; South America, + 1 33 levels Celsius; Europe, + 1 91 levels Celsius; Africa, + 1 02 degrees Celsius; Asia, + 1 62 degrees Celsius; Oceania, +0. 90 levels Celsius; Caribbean Islands, + 1 25 levels Celsius; Atlantic MDR, + 1 08 levels Celsius; Gulf of America, + 1 26 degrees Celsius; Hawaiian Region, +0. 42 degrees Celsius; East N Pacific, +0. 83 levels Celsius