Temperature anomaly (K; relative to 1971-2000) - Land and ocean: latitudes between 90S and 20S - 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 90 degrees South and 20 degrees South, the temperature anomaly relative to the 1971-2000 average stood at 0.25 degrees Kelvin in July 2025, compared to 0.36 in June 2025.
Sample. There are 2,107 observations in the monthly time series presented in the figure above. The time period covered by the series stretches from January 1850 to July 2025.
History. Take a look at a few descriptive statistics we calculated on the entire sample: the anomaly attained a maximum of 0.63 degrees Kelvin in August 2024; it reached a minimum of -1.06 in August 1932; it averaged -0.33.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Degrees Kelvin |
|---|---|
| 2025-05-31 | 0.445469 |
| 2025-06-30 | 0.356254 |
| 2025-07-31 | 0.248887 |
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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 |