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 0.73 degrees Kelvin in December 2025, compared to 0.91 in November.
Sample. This monthly series has 2,112 data points in total. The series covers the span of time stretching from January 1850 to December 2025.
History. Here's a snapshot of a few statistics we calculated on the full sample: the anomaly hit a maximum of 1.17 degrees Kelvin in November 2023; it reached its minimum of -1.06 in December 1916; it had a mean of -0.24.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Degrees Kelvin |
|---|---|
| 2025-10-31 | 0.924934 |
| 2025-11-30 | 0.906462 |
| 2025-12-31 | 0.730804 |
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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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