Every month University of Alabama in Huntsville climatologists John Christy and Roy Spencer report the latest global temperature trends from satellite data. Below are the newest data updated through August 2014.
Global Temperature Report: August 2014
Global climate trend since Nov. 16, 1978: +0.14 C per decade
August temperatures (preliminary)
Global composite temp.: +0.20 C (about 0.36 degrees Fahrenheit) above 30-year average for August.
Northern Hemisphere: +0.24 C (about 0.43 degrees Fahrenheit) above 30-year average for August.
Southern Hemisphere: +0.15 C (about 0.27 degrees Fahrenheit) above 30-year average for August.
Tropics: +0.06 C (about 0.11 degrees Fahrenheit) above 30-year average for August.
Temperatures in the tropics fell to nearly normal values in August, indicating a pause in the buildup to the anticipated El Niño Pacific Ocean warming event for this winter, according to Dr. John Christy, a professor of atmospheric science and director of the Earth System Science Center at The University of Alabama in Huntsville.
Go here for monthly global lower tropospheric temperature trend data since 1979.
