Analysis: Don’t buy the ‘hottest month’ crap: If May was ‘2nd hottest on record’, why was May 2025 cooler than May 1896 in the US? Is the US regionally exempt from global warming?’

Don't buy this "hottest month" crap anymore:

1. If May was "second hottest on record", why was May 2025 cooler than May 1896 in the US? Is the US regionally exempt from global warming?

2. The US has by far and away the most comprehensive temperature coverage on the planet –… pic.twitter.com/OHCoYosuLC

— Steve Milloy (@JunkScience) June 11, 2025

Compared to last May 2024, the Earth has cooled by 0.12°C.

The largest cooling was observed in the tropics at almost 0.5°C.

Vast majority of Earth's population experienced a cooler month of May compared to last year. pic.twitter.com/cz1KxtvUwN

— Ryan Maue (@RyanMaue) June 11, 2025