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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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2011 Global Temperatures
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2011 Global Temperatures

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

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2017 Was the Second Hottest Year on Record
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2017 Was the Second Hottest Year on Record

Globally averaged temperatures were 0.90 degrees Celsius (1.62 degrees Fahrenheit) warmer than the long-term mean.

Published Jan 18, 2018

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2009 Ends Warmest Decade on Record
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2009 Ends Warmest Decade on Record

These maps illustrate just how much warmer temperatures were in 2009 and the decade (2000-2009) compared to average temperatures recorded between 1951 and 1980.

Published Jan 23, 2010

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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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U.S. Climate: The New Normal
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U.S. Climate: The New Normal

These maps compare January minimum temperatures and July maximum temperatures in the U.S. Climate Normals, a 30-year frame of reference. The new normal reflects a warming world.

Published Jul 6, 2011

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How Warm Was Summer 2010?
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How Warm Was Summer 2010?

2010 was the 4th warmest summer in the 131-year-temperature record. Unusually warm summers in the U.S. and Europe created the impression of global warming run amuck, but extrapolating global trends based on one or two regions can be misleading.

Published Oct 1, 2010

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Long-Term Global Warming Trend Continues
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Long-Term Global Warming Trend Continues

2012 ranks among the ten hottest years on record; all ten years have occurred since 1998.

Published Jan 16, 2013

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2019 Was the Second Warmest Year on Record
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2019 Was the Second Warmest Year on Record

The past five years have been the warmest of the past 140 years.

Published Jan 15, 2020

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2015 Was the Hottest Year on Record
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2015 Was the Hottest Year on Record

Long-term climate change got a boost from the developing El Niño and obliterated previous records.

Published Jan 21, 2016

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Mapping the Hot Summer
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Mapping the Hot Summer

July 2012 was the world’s 4th hottest July recorded since 1880.

Published Aug 17, 2012

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