CNN - July brought unprecedented heat, reaching a record high, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

July's temperature worldwide was 1.71 degrees above the 20th century average of 60.4.

It was the highest for July since records began in 1880, which bested the record initially set in 2016 by 0.05 degrees.

Significant temperature differences were seen across Alaska, central Europe, northern and southwestern parts of Asia and parts of Africa and Australia.

Temperatures were at least 2.7 degrees above the average.

Nine of the 10 warmest July's have occurred since 2005, with the past five years being the five warmest on record.

July is typically the world's warmest month of the year.

Temperatures in parts of Scandinavia and western and eastern Russia were at least 2.7 degrees below average last month.