Temperature anomaly (K; relative to 1971-2000) - Land and ocean: latitudes between 00N and 90N - NOAA - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: Temperature anomalies by latitude (NOAA)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In both land and oceanic locations at latitudes between 00 degrees North and 90 degrees North, the temperature anomaly relative to the 1971-2000 average was 0.93 degrees Kelvin in August 2026, versus 0.84 in the previous month.
Sample. There are 2,120 data points in the monthly series shown in the plot above. The series covers the time period going from January 1850 to August 2026.
History. Have a look at some descriptive statistics we computed on the whole sample: the anomaly had a mean value of -0.67 degrees Kelvin; it recorded its maximum of 1.18 in November 2023; it hit a trough of -1.76 in December 1916.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Degrees Kelvin |
|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | 0.7272 |
| 2026-07-31 | 0.837383 |
| 2026-08-31 | 0.927669 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Temperature anomaly |
| Country | World |
| Economic concept | Temperature |
| Data type | Physical measurement |
| Deflation method | Not applicable |
| Seasonally adjusted | No |
| Rescaling | None |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Unit | Degrees Kelvin |
| Source | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information |
| Source type | Federal Administration |
| Data licence | Some use and access constraints |
| Measure type | Anomaly relative to 1971–2000 climatology |
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