GISS Surface Temperature Analysis

News, Updates, and Features

Following is a list of announcements, news releases, and feature articles prepared by NASA media officers related to the Goddard Institute Surface Temperature (GISTEMP) analysis:

2020

2020-01-15 — NASA, NOAA Analyses Reveal 2019 Second Warmest Year on Record (Release 20-003)

2019

2019-05-23 — New Studies Increase Confidence in NASA's Measure of Earth's Temperature

2019-02-06 — 2018 Fourth Warmest Year in Continued Warming Trend, According to NASA, NOAA (Release 19-002)

2018

2018-07-16 — June 2018 Ties for Third Warmest June on Record

2018-06-18 — May 2018 was Fourth Warmest May on Record

2018-05-16 — April 2018 was Third Warmest April on Record

2018-04-16 — March 2018 was One of Six Warmest Marches on Record

2018-03-15 — February 2018 was Sixth Warmest February on Record

2018-02-15 — January 2018 was Fifth Warmest January on Record

2018-01-19 — 2017 Was the Second Hottest Year on Record (NASA/EO Image of the Day)

2018-01-18 — Long-Term Warming Trend Continued in 2017: NASA, NOAA (Release 18-003)

2017

2017-12-18 — November 2017 Was the Third Warmest November on Record

2017-11-16 — October 2017 Was the Second Warmest October on Record

2017-10-17 — September 2017 Was Fourth Warmest September on Record

2017-09-18 — August 2017 Was Second Warmest on Record

2017-08-22 — Another Hot July (NASA/EO Image of the Day)

2017-08-15 — July 2017 Equaled Record July 2016

2017-07-14 — June 2017 Was Fourth Warmest June On Record

2017-06-15 — May 2017 Was Second Warmest May on Record

2017-05-15 — April 2017 Was Second Warmest April on Record

2017-04-14 — March 2017 Was Second Warmest March on Record

2017-03-15 — February 2017 Was Second Warmest February on Record

2017-02-15 — January 2017 Was Third-Warmest January on Record

2017-01-19 — Global Temperature Record Broken for Third Consecutive Year (NASA/EO Image of the Day)

2017-01-18 — NASA, NOAA Data Show 2016 Warmest Year on Record Globally (Release 17-006)

2016

2016-12-15 — The Last Two Novembers are the Warmest Novembers on Record

2016-11-15 — Last Three Octobers are the Warmest Octobers on Record

2016-10-17 — September 2016 was Warmest on Record By Narrow Margin

2016-09-12 — NASA Analysis Finds August 2016 Another Record Month

2016-08-16 — NASA Analysis Finds July 2016 is Warmest on Record

2016-07-19 — 2016 Climate Trends Continue to Break Records

2016-03-17 — Record Warmth in February (NASA/EO Image of the Day)

2016-01-21 — 2015 Was the Hottest Year on Record (NASA/EO Image of the Day)

2016-01-20 — NASA, NOAA Analyses Reveal Record-Shattering Global Warm Temperatures in 2015 (Release 16-008)

2015

2015-01-21 — Why So Many Global Temperature Records? (NASA/EO Feature)

2015-01-17 — 2014 Was the Warmest Year in the Modern Record (NASA/EO Image of the Day)

2015-01-16 — NASA, NOAA Find 2014 Warmest Year in Modern Record (Release 15-010)

2014

2014-10-23 — Rising Temperatures: A Month Versus a Decade (NASA/EO Image of the Day)

2014-01-21 — NASA Finds 2013 Sustained Long-Term Climate Warming Trend (Release No. 14-024)

2013

2013-01-16 — Long-Term Global Warming Trend Continues (NASA/EO Image of the Day)

2013-01-15 — NASA Finds 2012 Sustained Long-Term Climate Warming Trend (Release No. 13-021)

2012

2012-01-20 — 2011 Global Temperatures (NASA/EO Image of the Day)

2012-01-19 — NASA Finds 2011 Ninth Warmest Year on Record (Release No. 12-020)

2011

2011-01-14 — Different Records, Same Warming Trend (NASA/EO Image of the Day)

2011-01-13 — Despite Subtle Differences, Global Temperature Records in Close Agreement

2011-01-12 — NASA Research Finds 2010 Tied for Warmest Year on Record (Release No. 11-014)

2010

2010-09-30 — How Warm Was Summer 2010?

2010-01-23 — 2009 Ends Warmest Decade on Record (NASA/EO Image of the Day)

2010-01-21 — Climatologist Gavin Schmidt Discusses the Surface Temperature Record

2010-01-21 — 2009: Second Warmest Year on Record; End of Warmest Decade

2010-01-21 — NASA Research Finds Last Decade was Warmest on Record, 2009 One of Warmest Years (Release 10-017)

2009

2009-02-23 — 2008 Was Earth's Coolest Year Since 2000

2009-01-21 — 2008 Global Temperature (NASA/EO Image of the Day)

2008

2008-01-24 — Global Temperature Anomalies: 2007 (NASA/EO Image of the Day)

2008-01-16 — 2007 Was Tied as Earth's Second-Warmest Year

2007

2007-11-05 — Earth's Temperature Tracker (NASA/EO Feature)

2007-02-14 — 2006 Fifth-Warmest Year on Record (NASA/EO Image of the Day)

2007-02-08 — 2006 Was Earth's Fifth Warmest Year

2006

2006-01-26 — Global Surface Temperatures in 2005 (NASA/EO Image of the Day)

2006-01-24 — 2005 Was Warmest Year in Over a Century

2005

2005-02-09 — 2004 Global Temperature Anomalies (NASA/EO Image of the Day)

2005-02-08 — Earth Gets a Warm Feeling All Over

Additional Articles

In the past, the GISTEMP science team sometimes posted more detailed discussions about global surface temperature trends. These write-ups included:

2012-01-18 — Global Temperature in 2011, Trends, and Prospects

2010-12-11 — 2010 — Global Temperature and Europe's Frigid Air

2010-09-28 — 2010 — How Warm Was This Summer?

2010-08-12 — July 2010 — What Global Warming Looks Like

2009-01-13 — Global Temperature Trends: 2008 Annual Summation

2008-01-16 — Global Temperature Trends: 2007 Summation

2006-01-24 — Global Temperature Trends: 2005 Summation

2005-02-08 — Global Temperature Trends: 2004 Summation

2004-02-12 — If There's Global Warming, Why Am I Freezing?

2004-02-05 — Global Temperature Trends: 2003 Summation

2003-11-13 — Red October

2002-12-10 — Global Temperature Trends: 2002 Summation

2002-01-11 — Global Temperature Trends: 2001 Summation

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