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Temperature Anomalies, Winter 2009-2010
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Temperature Anomalies, Winter 2009-2010

Northern Hemisphere winter 2009–2010 temperatures were unusually cold across much of the United States, Canada, and Europe compared to previous winters this decade, while Greenland, North Africa, and the Middle East were warmer than usual.

Published Mar 25, 2010

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Northern Hemisphere Temperatures Mild in December 2006
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Northern Hemisphere Temperatures Mild in December 2006

As of early January 2007, the 2006-2007 Northern Hemisphere winter was proving to be a mild one in terms of temperatures.

Published Jan 10, 2007

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Deadly Cold Across Europe and Russia
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Deadly Cold Across Europe and Russia

Land surface temperatures across Europe and Russia were far below the 2000–2008 average in mid-December 2009.

Published Dec 25, 2009

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Some Perspective on Winter 2014
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Some Perspective on Winter 2014

Though the talk in much of the United States was about polar vortices and wicked cold snaps, the wider world was actually warmer than normal.

Published Mar 20, 2014

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Unusual July Temperatures
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Unusual July Temperatures

If you live in the northern hemisphere, the past few weeks have been strange. In places where it should be seasonably hot, it’s just warm. In places where weather is usually mild in the summer, it has been ridiculously hot.

Published Aug 8, 2014

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Global Temperature Anomalies, July 2010
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Global Temperature Anomalies, July 2010

This color-coded map shows temperature anomalies for July 2010. Areas with above-average temperatures appear in shades of red, and areas with below-normal temperatures appear in shades of blue.

Published Aug 18, 2010

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Historic Heat in North America Turns Winter to Summer
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Historic Heat in North America Turns Winter to Summer

Unseasonably warm temperatures broke records across the United States.

Published Mar 21, 2012

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March Breaks Alaska’s Hot Streak
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March Breaks Alaska’s Hot Streak

A chilly March ended a seventeen-month warm spell.

Published May 17, 2017

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2008 Global Temperature
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2008 Global Temperature

Calendar year 2008 was the coolest year since 2000, but it was still in the top ten warmest years since the start of record-keeping in 1880. Most of Europe, Russia, and the Arctic were warmer than average, while much of the Pacific Ocean was cooler than usual.

Published Jan 21, 2009

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 Exceptional Australian Heat Wave
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Exceptional Australian Heat Wave

A broad swath of above-average land surface temperatures stretched across southern Australia in late January and early February 2009.

Published Feb 5, 2009

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