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Related: About this forum(Another) One For The Record Books - 11 Straight Months Of Record High Global Temps
New global temperature data released on Friday by NASA put March at 2.3°F (1.28°C) above the 1951-1980 average for the month, making it the warmest March on record. It beat out the previous warmest March, from 2010, by 0.65°F (0.36°C) a handy margin. It also marked the 11th month in a row to set such a record, beating out the previous such streak of 10 months set back in 1944.
March also marked six straight months with temperatures that were more than 1°C above average, a notable mark given the stated goal of international climate talks to keep warming in the 21st century below 2°C (with some talk of even aiming for 1.5°C).
March wasnt as anomalously warm as February, which retains its title as the most anomalously warm month on record. (January 2016 had previously held the number one position.)
Several other agencies around the world keep their own global temperature records, including the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which will release its March numbers next Tuesday. So far this year, the NOAA and NASA data has tracked fairly closely. The Japan Meteorological Agency put March at 1.93°F (1.07°C) above the 20th century average. Each agency uses different baselines and their numbers can differ slightly from each other because of different ways of processing the temperature data.
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http://www.climatecentral.org/news/earth-sees-11-record-hot-months-20254
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(Another) One For The Record Books - 11 Straight Months Of Record High Global Temps (Original Post)
hatrack
Apr 2016
OP
I'm an aging boomer, and I'm no longer sure I'm going to die of old age. nt
GliderGuider
Apr 2016
#3
hereforthevoting
(241 posts)1. Well that seals it
I can't believe how many people don't have this topic on the top of the roster, but I'm probably just an old millennial... who wants to die of old age.
GliderGuider
(21,088 posts)3. I'm an aging boomer, and I'm no longer sure I'm going to die of old age. nt
pscot
(21,024 posts)4. I can't believe how many people
still insist this is all just a nefarious scheme set in motion by Algore so the goddamned gubermint can raise their taxes.
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n2doc
(47,953 posts)2. Really scary