The hottest day in human history has been recorded.
While the majority of Brits have been feeling the heat more than ever in recent months, it seems as if the rest of the world is struggling to cope just as much as we are.
And it has now been made official that yesterday (July 4) was the hottest day ever recorded in human history – just 24 hours after the record was broke.
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On Monday, the global temperature reached was 17.01c, breaking the August 2016 record of 16.92c.
But that was smashed again yesterday when it was 0.17c hotter at 17.18c – and it's possible that the record will be broken once again tomorrow.
However, Climate Scientist Friederike Otto raged about the news.
She said: “This is not a milestone we should be celebrating – it’s a death sentence for people and ecosystems.”
And climate researcher Leon Simons told the BBC: “The average global surface air temperature reaching 17C for the first time since we have reliable records available is a significant symbolic milestone in our warming world.
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“Now that the warmer phase of El Niño is starting we can expect a lot more daily, monthly and annual records breaking in the next one-and-a-half years.”
On the UK's shores, July is set to be the “hottest ever”, with temperatures expected to reach more than 40c.
Despite cooler weather in recent days, last month was still the warmest June since records began in 1884, and now bookmakers are backing similar highs over the next few weeks.
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Last July the mercury climbed to a lofty 40.3C in London, the highest temperature recorded in Britain, but experts at William Hill have now predicted this summer might get even hotter.
Spokesperson Lee Phelps said: "Having just experienced the hottest ever June on record in the United Kingdom, we make it a 12/1 shot for the UK to go one further and break its soaring July record of 40.3c from last year."
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