Global Temperature — More Figures

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Summary Figures

Monthly (thin lines) and 12-month running mean (thick lines or filled colors in case of Nino 3.4 Index) global land-ocean temperature anomaly, global land and sea surface temperature, and El Nino index. All have a base period 1951-1980. Figure also available in PDF. The monthly mean temperature anomalies over land (data) and over ocean (data) are available. (Data through March 2013. last updated 2013/05/13, now with GHCN version 3 and ERSST) For Nino 3.4 SST see El Nino/La Nina page (last modified 2013/05/06) for data source and more information.
Annual and 5-year mean land surface temperature and SST graph is given in PDF. (2013/02/25)

Recent surface temperature in different temporal resolution. PDF (Data through April 2013 used. Now with GHCN V3 and ERSST. Last modified: 2013/05/13)

Update of Fig. 1 in Hansen, et al. Global temperature change, 2006, PNAS. Figure also available in PDF. (Updated on 2013/03/24, now with GHCN version 3 and ERSST)

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Monthly Analysis

Comparison of this year's temperature to the two warmest years in record. For other warm years, see the annual or seasonal maps below. Figure also available in PDF. (Updated on 2013/05/13, now with GHCN version 3 and ERSST)

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Global-mean monthly-mean surface temperature anomalies with the base period 1951-1980. V denotes the major volcanic eruptions, and m and M denote the years of the minima and maxima of sunspot number cycles, respectively. See a NOAA/NGDC page. Figure also available in PDF. (Updated on 2013/05/13, now with GHCN version 3 and ERSST)

Diference between the global warming and local weather noises. Figure also available in PDF. The data for New York Central Park 2013 are "Preliminary Monthly Climate Data (CF6)" from NOAA National Weather Service Forecast Office, New York, NY page. (Updated on 2013/05/13, now with GHCN version 3 and ERSST)

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Changes in Seasonal Resolution

Seasonal mean surface temperature anomaly for 2005-2008. Figure also available in PDF. (Updated on 2013/03/24, now with GHCN version 3 and ERSST)

Seasonal mean surface temperature anomaly for 2009-2012. Figure also available in PDF. (Updated on 2013/03/24, now with GHCN version 3 and ERSST)

Seasonal mean surface temperature anomaly for 2013., Figure also available in PDF. (Updated on 2013/05/13, now with GHCN version 3 and ERSST)

The warmest seasonal mean surface temperature on record. Figure also available in PDF. (Updated on 2013/03/24, now with GHCN version 3 and ERSST)

Surface temperature changes for 1900-2012 and 1950-2012 based on linear trends for four seasons separately. Figure also available in PDF. (Updated on 2013/03/24, now with GHCN version 3 and ERSST)

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Annual Analysis

Annual mean surface temperature anomaly since 1996. Of 133 years with observations the top 10 warmest years all fall between 1998 and 2012. Figure also available in PDF. (Updated on 2013/05/13, now with GHCN version 3 and ERSST)

Annual mean surface temperature changes based on linear trends. Figure also available in PDF. (Updated on 2013/03/25, now with GHCN version 3 and ERSST)

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Update of Fig. 3(a) in Hansen, Global Climate Changes as Forecast by Goddard Institute for Space Studies Three-Dimensional Model, 1988, JGR and Fig. 2 in Hansen, et al. Global temperature change, 2006, PNAS. Figure also available in PDF. (Updated on 2013/01/30, now with GHCN version 3 and ERSST)

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Decadal Anomalies

Figure also available in PDF. (Updated on 2013/03/25, now with GHCN version 3 and ERSST)

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Regional Changes

Zonal Means

Zonal mean, (a) 60-month and (b-d) 12-month running mean temperature changes in five zones: Arctic (90.0 - 64.2°N), N. Mid-Latitudes (64.2 - 23.6°N), Tropical (23.6°S), S. Mid-Latitudes (23.6 - 64.2°S), and Antarctic (64.2 - 90.0°S). Figure also available in PDF. (Data through April 2013 used. Updated on 2013/05/13, now with GHCN version 3 & ERSST)

For comparison of Arctic and global temperaature change, see PDF.

U.S. Summer Temperature

Figure also available in PDF. (Data through 2011. Updated on 2012/09/14, now with GHCN version 3)

Arctic Oscillation Index

Figure also available in PDF. Data source: NOAA National Weather Service Climate Prediction Center. (Data through April 2013, last updated on 2013/05/07)

Surface Temperature Anomaly (C) at Extreme AO Index

Figure also available in PDF. The numbers above the maps are AO index, and in [ ] the mean temperatures over the N. Mid-Latitudes (64.2 - 23.6°N) and Arctic (90.0 - 64.2°N) zones. (Updated on 2013/03/25, with GHCN version3 and ERSST)

Arctic Oscillation index and U.S. (48 states), Europe (36N-70N, 10W-30E) and Japan surface temperature anomalies (base period: 1951-1980). Figure also available in PDF. (Updated on 2011/09/15)

Greenland Station Locations and Annual Mean Temperature Change

Figure also available in PDF. (Data through 2012. Updated on 2013/03/25, now with GHCN version 3)

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Arctic Summer (Jun-Jul-Aug) Temperature Anomalies

Figure also available in PDF. (Updated on 2013/03/22, with GHCN version 3 and ERSST)

Antarctic Summer (Dec-Jan-Feb) Temperature Anomalies

Figure also available in PDF. (Updated on 2013/03/22, with GHCN version 3 and ERSST)

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All above data source: NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, New York, NY, except several NOAA data sets mentioned above. (See data.giss.nasa.gov/gistemp for details and data.)
Note: The Byrd Station data in central West Antarctica were replaced by Bromwich et al's data. (since 2013/03/21)