The average global temperature hit an unofficial high Tuesday and Wednesday. Then, Thursday was even steamier.

Earth’s average temperature hit an unofficial record high on Tuesday, according to the University of Maine’s climate data website Climate Reanalyzer: 62.9 degrees Fahrenheit (17.18 degrees Celsius). It wasn’t a fluke. The temperature hit the same reading on Wednesday.

Then on Thursday, the average surpassed the brand new record, hitting 63 degrees Fahrenheit.

Source: Did Planet Earth Just Have its Hottest-Ever Week? – Mother Jones