Now the models happily model absolute temps at the resolutions they work at. (wattsupwiththat.com)
It looks more like absolute temp (in some form) than actual anomalies. (wattsupwiththat.com)
For Earth vs. Venus comparison: a 30 yr baseline was calculated from this UAH file of daily Kelvin temps and then monthly UAH LT anomalies applied to result in absolute temps for each month from 1979. (c3headlines.com)