2024 officially hottest on record; NASA announced

This map of Earth in 2024 shows global surface temperature anomalies, or how much warmer or cooler each region of the planet was compared to the average from 1951 to 1980.
(Credit: NASA’s Scientific Visualization Studio)

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Last year officially broke all the records. NASA announced Friday that the planet suffered through the hottest year on record.

Global temperatures were 2.30 degrees Fahrenheit above the agency's baseline (1951-1980). This is higher than the record set in the previous year.