So far, 2010 hottest year on record
August 15th, 2010 by Jim JustNOAA’s State of the Climate Global Analysis for July reports that year-to-date, the global combined land and ocean surface temperature of 14.5°C (58.1°F) was the warmest January-July period on record, 0.68°C (1.22°F) above the 20th century average.
This chart showing just how extraordinary this year has been so far is posted at NOAA’s website.
| January – July | Anomaly | Rank (out of 131 years) |
Warmest/Next Warmest Year on Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Global | |||
| Land | +1.07°C (+1.93°F) | 1st warmest | 2007 (+1.06°C/1.91°F) |
| Ocean | +0.54°C (+0.97°F) | 2nd warmest | 1998 (+0.56°C/1.01°F) |
| Land and Ocean | +0.68°C (+1.22°F) | 1st warmest | 1998 (+0.67°C/1.21°F) |
| Northern Hemisphere | |||
| Land | +1.16°C (+2.09°F) | 3rd warmest | 2007 (+1.26°C/2.27°F) |
| Ocean | +0.54°C (+0.97°F) | 1st warmest | 1998 (+0.53°C/0.95°F) |
| Land and Ocean | +0.78°C (+1.40°F) | 1st warmest | 2007 (+0.75°C/1.35°F) |
| Southern Hemisphere | |||
| Land | +0.83°C (+1.49°F) | 3rd warmest | 2005 (+0.88°C/1.58°F) |
| Ocean | +0.55°C (+0.99°F) | 2nd warmest | 1998 (+0.60°C/1.08°F) |
| Land and Ocean | +0.59°C (+1.06°F) | 2nd warmest | 1998 (+0.64°C/1.15°F) |