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Temperatures were well above the norm for the month, setting records and rising well above the long-term trends.
Published Apr 17, 2012
Almost all land surfaces on the planet experienced unusually warm temperatures.
Published Mar 17, 2016
July 2017 was statistically tied with July 2016 as the warmest month in 137 years of modern record-keeping.
Published Aug 22, 2017
April to September 2014 was the hottest spring and summer in 130 years of recordkeeping. Here’s why that matters, and why it doesn’t.
Published Oct 24, 2014
The past five years have been the warmest of the past 140 years.
Published Jan 15, 2020Image of the Day Atmosphere Heat Land Water Human Presence Remote Sensing Temperature Extremes
A NASA research analysis shows how much warmer the Earth has grown compared to an averaged base period from 1951 to 1980.
Published Jan 21, 2014
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
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
