This February's sea surface temperatures were 1.46 degrees above average, which means the past nine months have been the nine highest
monthly global ocean temperature departures on record.
Not exact matches
This all - time
monthly record was broken in August 2015 (+0.78 °C / +1.40 °F), then broken again in September (+0.83 °C / +1.49 °F), and then broken once more in October (0.86 °C / 1.55 °F)-- making three all - time new
monthly high
global ocean temperature records set in a single calendar year.
During the year, the
global monthly ocean temperature anomaly ranged from +0.58 °C (+1.04 °F; February) to +0.86 °C (+1.55 °F; October), a difference of 0.28 °C (0.51 °F).
The June globally averaged sea surface
temperature was 1.39 °F above the 20th century
monthly average of 61.5 °F — the highest
global ocean temperature for June in the 1880 — 2016 record, surpassing the previous record set in 2015 by 0.05 °F.
The May globally averaged sea surface
temperature was 1.37 °F above the 20th century
monthly average of 61.3 °F — the highest
global ocean temperature for May in the 1880 — 2016 record, surpassing the previous record set in 2015 by 0.09 °F.
The April globally averaged sea surface
temperature was 1.44 °F above the 20th century
monthly average of 60.9 °F — the highest
global ocean temperature for April in the 1880 — 2016 record, surpassing the previous record set in 2015 by 0.25 °F and besting 1998, the last time a similar strength El Niño occurred, by 0.43 °F.
The July globally averaged sea surface
temperature was 1.42 °F above the 20th century
monthly average of 61.5 °F — the highest
global ocean temperature for July in the 1880 — 2016 record, surpassing the previous record set in 2015 by 0.07 °F.
The September globally averaged sea surface
temperature was 1.33 °F above the 20th century
monthly average of 61.1 °F, tying with 2014 as the second highest
global ocean temperature for September in the 1880 — 2016 record, behind 2015 by 0.16 °F.
My amateur spreadsheet tracking and projecting the
monthly NASA GISS values suggests that while 2018 and 2019 are likely to be cooler than 2017, they may also be the last years on Earth with
global average land and
ocean surface
temperature anomaly below 1C above pre-industrial average (using 1850 - 1900 proxy).
Surface warming /
ocean warming: «A reassessment of
temperature variations and trends from
global reanalyses and
monthly surface climatological datasets» «Estimating changes in
global temperature since the pre-industrial period» «Possible artifacts of data biases in the recent
global surface warming hiatus» «Assessing the impact of satellite - based observations in sea surface
temperature trends»
«Estimating changes in
global temperature since the pre-industrial period» «A reassessment of temperature variations and trends from global reanalyses and monthly surface climatological datasets» «Deducing Multidecadal Anthropogenic Global Warming Trends Using Multiple Regression Analysis» «Early onset of industrial - era warming across the oceans and continents&
global temperature since the pre-industrial period» «A reassessment of
temperature variations and trends from
global reanalyses and monthly surface climatological datasets» «Deducing Multidecadal Anthropogenic Global Warming Trends Using Multiple Regression Analysis» «Early onset of industrial - era warming across the oceans and continents&
global reanalyses and
monthly surface climatological datasets» «Deducing Multidecadal Anthropogenic
Global Warming Trends Using Multiple Regression Analysis» «Early onset of industrial - era warming across the oceans and continents&
Global Warming Trends Using Multiple Regression Analysis» «Early onset of industrial - era warming across the
oceans and continents»
Monthly averages of
global mean surface
temperature (GMST) include natural variability, and they are influenced by the differing heat capacities of the
oceans and land masses.
The National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), which is part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), has maintained
global average
monthly and annual records of combined land and
ocean surface
temperatures for more than 130 years.
The
global ocean temperature analysis is primarily based on buoy and ship observations from the International Comprehensive Ocean Atmosphere Dataset (ICOADS), while monthly data updates come from the Global Telecommunications System
global ocean temperature analysis is primarily based on buoy and ship observations from the International Comprehensive Ocean Atmosphere Dataset (ICOADS), while monthly data updates come from the Global Telecommunications System (
ocean temperature analysis is primarily based on buoy and ship observations from the International Comprehensive
Ocean Atmosphere Dataset (ICOADS), while monthly data updates come from the Global Telecommunications System (
Ocean Atmosphere Dataset (ICOADS), while
monthly data updates come from the
Global Telecommunications System
Global Telecommunications System (GTS).