Eighth Warmest June on Record

Global Temps 2008: Eighth Warmest June and Ninth Warmest January – June Period on Record

NOAA – The combined average global land and ocean surface temperatures for June 2008 ranked eighth warmest for June since worldwide records began in 1880, according to an analysis by NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center in Asheville, N.C. Also, globally it was the ninth warmest January – June period on record.

Global Highlights

• The combined global land and ocean surface temperature for June 2008 was 60.8 degrees F, which is 0.9 degrees F above the 20th century mean of 59.9 degrees F.

• Separately, the global land surface temperature was 57.2 degrees F, which is 1.3 degrees F above the 20th century mean of 55.9 degrees F.

• The global ocean surface temperature was 62.2 degrees F, which is 0.7 degrees F above the 20th century mean of 61.5 degrees F.

• For the January – June period, the combined global land and ocean surface temperature was 57.1 degrees F, which is 0.8 degrees F about the 20th century mean of 56.3 degrees F.

Sea Surface Temperatures NCEP – UWSSEC

The global annual temperature for combined land and ocean surfaces in 2007 was +0.55°C (+0.99°F) above the 20th century average, ranking 5th warmest in the period of record.

Global Top 10 Warm Years	Anomaly °C	Anomaly °F
2005	0.60	1.08
1998	0.58	1.04
2002	0.56	1.01
2003	0.56	1.01
2007	0.55	0.99
2006	0.54	0.97
2004	0.53	0.96
2001	0.49	0.89
1997	0.46	0.83
1995	0.40	0.72

Annual Land Surface Temperature – Anomalies in degrees Celsius

Annual Blended Land and Sea – Surface Temperature Anomalies in degrees Celsius

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