Southern Hemisphere saw its warmest month on record; Global ocean temperature reached a record high for April
![In this image captured on April 12, 2023 by the Himawari-9 satellite, operated by NOAA’s partners at the Japan Meteorological Agency, Tropical Cyclone Ilsa strengthens as it approaches Australia. Ilsa’s landfall set a new record for the strongest winds observed in western Australia. (Image credit: Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere at Colorado State, the Japan Meteorological Agency, and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (CIRA/CSU & JMA/JAXA)) In this image captured on April 12, 2023 by the Himawari-9 satellite, operated by NOAA’s partners at the Japan Meteorological Agency, Tropical Cyclone Ilsa strengthens as it approaches Australia. Ilsa’s landfall set a new record for the strongest winds observed in western Australia.](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_width_1275/public/2023-05/IlsaCyclone.png?h=99362da5&itok=5ldsfSYE)
In this image captured on April 12, 2023, by the Himawari-9 satellite, operated by NOAA’s partners at the Japan Meteorological Agency, Tropical Cyclone Ilsa strengthens as it approaches Australia. Ilsa’s landfall set a new record for the strongest winds observed in western Australia. (Image credit: Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere at Colorado State, the Japan Meteorological Agency, and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (CIRA/CSU & JMA/JAXA))