Seasonal Anomalies of Global Average Surface Temperature in Summer (June to August) (1891 - 2020, preliminary value)

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The seasonal anomaly of the global average surface temperature in Summer (June to August) 2020 (i.e. the average of the near-surface air temperature over land and the SST) was +0.41°C above the 1981-2010 average (+0.75°C above the 20th century average), and was the 4th warmest since 1891. On a longer time scale, global average surface temperatures have risen at a rate of about 0.71°C per century.

Five Warmest Years (Anomalies)

1st. 2019(+0.44°C), 2nd. 2016(+0.43°C), 3rd. 2015(+0.42°C), 4th. 2020 (+0.41°C), 5th. 2017(+0.39°C)

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