Last month named the hottest January in 141 years of recorded climate history, NOAA says.
The global land and ocean surface temperature in January was the highest on record for the month at 2.05 degrees Fahrenheit, surpassing a record set in 2016, NOAA scientists said in a press release Thursday. No land or ocean areas had record cold January temperatures.
This map shows where January 2020 temperatures were warmer or cooler than the 1981-2010 average across the contiguous United States. This map shows where January 2020 temperatures were warmer or cooler than the 1981-2010 average across the contiguous United States.The four warmest Januarys documented in the climate record have all occurred since 2016, while the 10 warmest have occurred since 2002.
January 2020 also marked the 44th consecutive January and the 421st consecutive month overall with temperatures above the 20th century average, according to the release.Record-warm temperatures were experienced across parts of Scandinavia, Asia, the Indian Ocean, the central and western Pacific Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean, and Central and South America.
In addition, polar sea ice coverage remained smaller than normal and Arctic sea ice coverage was 5.3% below the average between 1981 and 2010. Snow coverage in the Northern Hemisphere was also below the 1981 to 2010 average.during the month of January, which marks the third time ever that nation-wide temperatures were warmer than average, NOAA announced earlier this week.
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