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 0.48 degrees Kelvin in May 2026, versus 0.51 in the previous month.
Sample. There are 2,117 records overall in the monthly series displayed in the chart above. The series covers the period going from January 1850 to May 2026.
History. Have a look at some statistics we computed on the entire sample: the anomaly reached a minimum of -1.34 degrees Kelvin in March 1917; it recorded its maximum of 0.80 in September 2023; it had an average value of -0.55.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Degrees Kelvin |
|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | 0.543634 |
| 2026-04-30 | 0.50551 |
| 2026-05-31 | 0.479752 |
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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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