Temperature anomaly (K; relative to 1971-2000) - Land and ocean: latitudes between 90S 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 90 degrees South and 90 degrees North, the temperature anomaly relative to the 1971-2000 average stood at 0.60 degrees Kelvin in July 2026, versus 0.52 in the previous month.
Sample. There are 2,119 observations in the monthly time series displayed in the plot above. The time period covered by the series is from January 1850 to July 2026.
History. Have a look at a few descriptive statistics computed on the full sample: the anomaly peaked at 0.80 degrees Kelvin in September 2023; it reached its minimum of -1.34 in March 1917; it had a mean value of -0.54.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Degrees Kelvin |
|---|---|
| 2026-05-31 | 0.498356 |
| 2026-06-30 | 0.521217 |
| 2026-07-31 | 0.602222 |
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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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