In January 2024, the global land and ocean surface temperature stood 1.27 degrees Celsius above the 20th century average. The warmest years on record for global temperatures have all occurred within the last decade.
Monthly anomalies in land and ocean surface temperature worldwide from January 2016 to January 2024, based on temperature departure
(in degrees Celsius)
Characteristic
Temperature in degrees Celsius
Jan '24
1.27
Dec '23
1.39
Nov '23
1.43
Oct '23
1.39
Sep '23
1.42
Aug '23
1.27
Jul '23
1.19
Jun '23
1.07
May '23
0.97
Apr '23
0.99
Mar '23
1.22
Feb '23
1.03
Jan '23
0.89
Dec '22
0.83
Nov '22
0.75
Oct '22
0.96
Sep '22
0.88
Aug '22
0.92
Jul '22
0.9
Jun '22
0.92
May '22
0.83
Apr '22
0.89
Mar '22
1.08
Feb '22
0.9
Jan '22
0.92
Dec '21
0.9
Nov '21
0.94
Oct '21
0.99
Sep '21
0.94
Aug '21
0.88
Jul '21
0.91
Jun '21
0.84
May '21
0.81
Apr '21
0.8
Mar '21
0.89
Feb '21
0.66
Jan '21
0.84
Dec '20
0.83
Nov '20
1.06
Oct '20
0.91
Sep '20
1
Aug '20
0.9
Jul '20
0.91
Jun '20
0.93
May '20
1
Apr '20
1.14
Mar '20
1.15
Feb '20
1.21
Jan '20
1.16
Dec '19
1.12
Nov '19
0.99
Oct '19
1.02
Sep '19
0.95
Aug '19
0.94
Jul '19
0.92
Jun '19
0.92
May '19
0.91
Apr '19
1.05
Mar '19
1.15
Feb '19
0.92
Jan '19
0.92
Dec '18
0.94
Nov '18
0.85
Oct '18
1.02
Sep '18
0.83
Aug '18
0.82
Jul '18
0.84
Jun '18
0.8
May '18
0.83
Apr '18
0.9
Mar '18
0.88
Feb '18
0.89
Jan '18
0.84
Dec '17
0.97
Nov '17
0.89
Oct '17
0.92
Sep '17
0.87
Aug '17
0.88
Jul '17
0.86
Jun '17
0.77
May '17
0.91
Apr '17
0.95
Mar '17
1.12
Feb '17
1.11
Jan '17
1.05
Dec '16
0.9
Nov '16
0.93
Oct '16
0.87
Sep '16
0.96
Aug '16
1
Jul '16
0.88
Jun '16
0.85
May '16
0.97
Apr '16
1.14
Mar '16
1.34
Feb '16
1.34
Jan '16
1.21
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (February 21, 2024). Monthly anomalies in land and ocean surface temperature worldwide from January 2016 to January 2024, based on temperature departure (in degrees Celsius) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1038544/monthly-land-and-ocean-temperature-anomalies-based-on-temperature-departure/
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. "Monthly anomalies in land and ocean surface temperature worldwide from January 2016 to January 2024, based on temperature departure (in degrees Celsius)." Chart. February 21, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1038544/monthly-land-and-ocean-temperature-anomalies-based-on-temperature-departure/
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (2024). Monthly anomalies in land and ocean surface temperature worldwide from January 2016 to January 2024, based on temperature departure (in degrees Celsius). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1038544/monthly-land-and-ocean-temperature-anomalies-based-on-temperature-departure/
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. "Monthly Anomalies in Land and Ocean Surface Temperature Worldwide from January 2016 to January 2024, Based on Temperature Departure (in Degrees Celsius)." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Feb 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1038544/monthly-land-and-ocean-temperature-anomalies-based-on-temperature-departure/
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Monthly anomalies in land and ocean surface temperature worldwide from January 2016 to January 2024, based on temperature departure (in degrees Celsius) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1038544/monthly-land-and-ocean-temperature-anomalies-based-on-temperature-departure/ (last visited December 18, 2024)
Monthly anomalies in land and ocean surface temperature worldwide from January 2016 to January 2024, based on temperature departure (in degrees Celsius) [Graph], National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, February 21, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1038544/monthly-land-and-ocean-temperature-anomalies-based-on-temperature-departure/
