Initial readings indicate that Monday was the hottest day on record for the whole planet.

If you feel hot last Monday, well it is because Last Monday was declared as the Hottest day in the whole wide world. Yup, you read it right here.

According to preliminary readings made on Tuesday by U.S. meteorologists, temperatures have surpassed an average of 62.6 degrees Fahrenheit for the first time. A U.S.-affiliated body recorded the average daily air temperature over the surface of the earth as 62.618 degrees on July 3.

The NOAA is the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. According to statistics from NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Prediction going back to 1979, the reading beats the previous day record of 62.456 degrees established on July 24 of last year.

Between 1979 and 2000, the global average air temperature, which varies daily between 53.6 and slightly under 62.6 degrees, was 61.16 degrees at the start of July on average.

As the Northern Hemisphere summer progresses, average temperatures will rise through August, breaking the record for the hottest worldwide temperature in June.

The commencement of an El Nino weather phenomena in the Pacific Ocean, which the World Meteorological Organization certified on Monday is currently underway, would likely cause temperatures to soar even more above historical norms over the course of the next year.

Additionally, carbon dioxide, which warms the earth, continues to be released into the atmosphere by human activity, mostly the burning of fossil fuels, at a rate of around 40 billion tons per year.