File:NASA Summer 2023 Temperature Media Resources (SVS14407 - Aug23Vert2 Draft3).webm

English: A climate spiral animation. The chart is circular with the year in the center and months of the year around the outside. There are three concentric circles labeled with measures from negative 1 degree Celsius to 1 degree Celsius, with the outer ring being the largest value. As the years count up, a line spirals through the months of the year and around the circle. The line starts with blue hues when temperatures are below average and changes to red and orange hues when temperatures are above average. As the spiral progresses, the lines form a deformed circle that becomes larger and more red, indicating Earth’s warming up to just above 1 degree Celsius above average. The animation rotates to show the spiral from the side, with the spirals growing taller as temperatures get higher over the years. White text below the visualization says “This summer was the hottest in NASA’s 144-year record. June, July, and August 2023 all set records for their respective months. July was the hottest month ever on record."Complete transcript available.