October broke a 16-month streak of warmer than average temperatures in the contiguous United States. Nevertheless, 2012 was poised to go down as the warmest year on record.
Published Nov 16, 2012
Temperatures were well above the norm for the month, setting records and rising well above the long-term trends.
Published Apr 17, 2012
2012 ranks among the ten hottest years on record; all ten years have occurred since 1998.
Published Jan 16, 2013
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
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
Analysis of global temperatures shows that the year was the 9th hottest in the past 130 years. Nine of the ten warmest years have occurred since 2000.
Published Jan 20, 2012
