Temperature Trends

Global Temperature Trend Update: September 2014

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Global Warming Thermometer
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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 September 2014.


Global Temperature Report: September 2014

Global climate trend since Nov. 16, 1978: +0.14 C per decade

September temperatures (preliminary)

Global composite temp.: +0.29 C (about 0.52 degrees Fahrenheit) above 30-year average for September.

Northern Hemisphere: +0.19 C (about 0.34 degrees Fahrenheit) above 30-year average for September.

Southern Hemisphere: +0.40 C (about 0.72 degrees Fahrenheit) above 30-year average for September.

Tropics: +0.18 C (about 0.32 degrees Fahrenheit) above 30-year average for September.

Temperature Data September 2014
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Go here for monthly global lower tropospheric satellite temperature trend data since 1979.