July temperature anomalies relative to their 1901-2000 mean: North America, +1.17 degrees Celsius; South America, +1.12 degrees Celsius; Europe, +2.37 degrees Celsius; Africa, +1.26 degrees Celsius; Asia, +1.59 degrees Celsius; Oceania, +0.78 degrees Celsius; Caribbean Islands, +0.91 degrees Celsius; Atlantic MDR, +0.87 degrees Celsius; Gulf of America, +0.97 degrees Celsius; Hawaiian Region, +0.34 degrees Celsius; East N Pacific, +0.53 degrees Celsius