NOAA - February Makes It 336 Months In A Row Now Of Above-Average Planetary Temperatures
Warm conditions in February helped keep the planet’s remarkable hot streak intact, marking the 336th consecutive month that global temperatures rose above the 20th century average, according to data released Thursday by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
The average global temperature reached 54.93°F last month, 1.03 degrees above the 20th century average. That makes February 2013 the ninth-warmest February — tied with 2003 — since record-keeping began in 1880.
It was also the 28th consecutive February with a global temperature above the 20th century average, NOAA said, helped along by unusual warmth in much of Mexico, Central America, the northern half of South America, parts of Africa, the Middle East and Southeast Asia.
Temperatures remained above-normal in Australia, which just ended its warmest summer in history by recording its hottest single month, January 2013. Conditions in February were warmer than the 1961-1990 average for Australia. Minimum temperatures there last month rank as the 16th warmest recorded during the month of February, while maximum temperatures stand as the 35th warmest.
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