For the fourth day in a row, Earth has broken or equalled its hottest average temperature record

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For the fourth day in a row, Earth has broken or equalled its hottest average temperature record
abc.net.au

The planet's average temperature hit 17.23 degrees Celsius on Thursday, surpassing the 17.18C record set on Tuesday and equalled on Wednesday.

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so basically, the distribution of heat is less even than before

It's more that climate is the long-term average, while weather is the variation around the average. So while there is an trend in the average temperature, the variation means that there will still be hotter and cooler periods.

Yes. The average temperature of the globe is higher, but global warming is not applied evenly and the chaos caused to global weather currents does actually cause some regions to get colder.