Monitoring the Global Climate -
Monthly Temperature Anomalies, March 2010
| The globe continues to exhibit well
above normal temperatures despite the recent cool
weather in our part of the world. Globe: March 2010 = Warmest on record (based on 131 years of data, 1880-2010) Oceans only: March 2010 = Warmest on record (based on 131 years of data, 1880-2010) Global land only: March 2010 = 4th Warmest on record (based on 131 years of data, 1880-2010) A summary is located below the global map. |
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MARCH 2010: Global Highlights (From
the National Climatic Data Center)
The combined global land and ocean average surface temperature for March 2010 was the warmest on record at 13.5°C (56.3°F), which is 0.77°C (1.39°F) above the 20th century average of 12.7°C (54.9°F). This was also the 34th consecutive March with global land and ocean temperatures above the 20th century average.
The March worldwide land surface temperature was 1.36°C (2.45°F) above the 20th century average of 5.0°C (40.8°F)—the fourth warmest on record.
The worldwide ocean surface temperature was 0.56°C (1.01°F) above the 20th century average of 15.9°C (60.7°F) and the warmest March on record.
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