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Climate at a Glance

Global Time Series

Choose from the options below and click "Plot" to create a time series of surface temperature anomalies.
Please note, global and hemispheric anomalies are with respect to the 20th century average. Coordinate anomalies are with respect to the 1981 to 2010 average. All other regional anomalies are with respect to the 1910 to 2000 average.


-90.0 to 90.0

-180.0 to 180.0

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Year Anomaly
(1901-2000 Base Period)		 Rank
1880 -0.07°C 54
1881 -0.16°C 36
1882 0.02°C 77
1883 -0.14°C 38
1884 -0.22°C 22
1885 -0.19°C 29
1886 -0.19°C 30
1887 -0.17°C 34
1888 -0.06°C 55
1889 -0.22°C 21
1890 -0.34°C 8
1891 -0.14°C 40
1892 -0.21°C 24
1893 -0.25°C 16
1894 -0.24°C 17
1895 -0.12°C 43
1896 -0.05°C 60
1897 -0.01°C 69
1898 -0.20°C 27
1899 -0.04°C 63
1900 -0.05°C 58
1901 -0.20°C 28
1902 -0.23°C 19
1903 -0.37°C 5
1904 -0.46°C 2
1905 -0.21°C 25
1906 -0.29°C 11
1907 -0.33°C 9
1908 -0.39°C 4
1909 -0.36°C 6
1910 -0.33°C 10
1911 -0.39°C 3
1912 -0.50°C 1
1913 -0.35°C 7
1914 -0.18°C 32
1915 -0.11°C 44
1916 -0.26°C 13
1917 -0.06°C 57
1918 -0.14°C 37
1919 -0.17°C 33
1920 -0.17°C 35
1921 -0.14°C 39
1922 -0.25°C 15
1923 -0.24°C 18
1924 -0.28°C 12
1925 -0.09°C 50
1926 -0.09°C 49
1927 -0.02°C 68
1928 -0.18°C 31
1929 -0.20°C 26
1930 -0.10°C 47
1931 -0.01°C 72
1932 -0.08°C 52
1933 -0.22°C 20
1934 -0.12°C 42
1935 -0.09°C 51
1936 -0.04°C 65
1937 0.13°C 94
1938 0.03°C 80
1939 0.01°C 74
1940 0.14°C 98
1941 0.08°C 90
1942 0.11°C 93
1943 0.14°C 96
1944 0.38°C 114
1945 0.25°C 107
1946 -0.03°C 67
1947 -0.13°C 41
1948 -0.11°C 46
1949 -0.08°C 53
1950 -0.11°C 45
1951 0.13°C 95
1952 0.06°C 85
1953 0.06°C 82
1954 -0.06°C 56
1955 -0.10°C 48
1956 -0.26°C 14
1957 0.07°C 87
1958 0.01°C 75
1959 0.09°C 91
1960 0.06°C 83
1961 -0.01°C 71
1962 0.06°C 86
1963 0.16°C 99
1964 -0.21°C 23
1965 -0.05°C 59
1966 0.02°C 79
1967 -0.04°C 66
1968 -0.01°C 70
1969 0.08°C 89
1970 0.01°C 73
1971 -0.04°C 62
1972 0.02°C 78
1973 0.05°C 81
1974 -0.04°C 64
1975 0.02°C 76
1976 -0.05°C 61
1977 0.18°C 102
1978 0.07°C 88
1979 0.25°C 106
1980 0.20°C 104
1981 0.19°C 103
1982 0.23°C 105
1983 0.32°C 111
1984 0.14°C 97
1985 0.10°C 92
1986 0.17°C 101
1987 0.43°C 118
1988 0.32°C 112
1989 0.30°C 109
1990 0.31°C 110
1991 0.38°C 115
1992 0.06°C 84
1993 0.17°C 100
1994 0.33°C 113
1995 0.38°C 116
1996 0.26°C 108
1997 0.62°C 128
1998 0.53°C 121
1999 0.40°C 117
2000 0.43°C 119
2001 0.50°C 120
2002 0.57°C 124
2003 0.64°C 130
2004 0.53°C 123
2005 0.68°C 131
2006 0.63°C 129
2007 0.58°C 126
2008 0.53°C 122
2009 0.71°C 133
2010 0.57°C 125
2011 0.60°C 127
2012 0.73°C 134
2013 0.69°C 132
2014 0.79°C 137
2015 0.93°C 139
2016 0.88°C 138
2017 0.78°C 136
2018 0.78°C 135

Citing This Page

  • NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Global Time Series, published October 2018, retrieved on October 22, 2018 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/