Global Temperature Trend Update: October 2014 tied as the warmest October in the 36-year global satellite temperature record

Every month University of Alabama in Huntsville
climatologists John Christy and Roy Spencer report the latest
global temperature trends from satellite data. Below are the newest
data updated through October 2014.

Global Temperature Report: October 2014

Global climate trend since Nov. 16, 1978: +0.14 C per decade

October temperatures (preliminary)

Global composite temp.: +0.37 C (about 0.67 degrees Fahrenheit)
above 30-year average for October.

Northern Hemisphere: +0.34 C (about 0.61 degrees Fahrenheit)
above 30-year average for October.

Southern Hemisphere: +0.40 C (about 0.72 degrees Fahrenheit)
above 30-year average for October.

Tropics: +0.19 C (about 0.34 degrees Fahrenheit) above 30-year
average for October.

Notes on data released Nov. 4,
2014:

October 2014 tied as the warmest October in the 36-year global
satellite temperature record, according to Dr. John Christy, a
professor of atmospheric science and director of the Earth System
Science Center at The University of Alabama in Huntsville.
With a global average temperature that was 0.37 C
(about 0.67 degrees Fahrenheit) warmer than seasonal norms, October
2014 tied October 2012.

Warmest Octobers (1979-2014)
(Warmer
than seasonal norms)

1.   2014    +0.37 C
      2012    +0.37
C
3.   2005    +0.36 C
4.   2006    +0.32 C
5.   2003    +0.30 C
      2010    +0.30
C
6.   1998    +0.29 C
      2013    +0.29
C
8.   2009    +0.27 C
9.   2004    +0.25 C
10. 2007    +0.19 C

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to see monthly lower troposphere temperature data since 1978.