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Global land-ocean temperature index

This graph shows the change in global surface temperature compared to the long-term average from 1951 to 1980. The year 2020 statistically tied with 2016 for the hottest year on record since recordkeeping began in 1880 (source: NASA/GISS). NASA’s analyses generally match independent analyses prepared by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and other institutions.

YearAnnual mean - No smoothingLowess smoothing
1880
-0.17
-0.1
1881
-0.09
-0.13
1882
-0.11
-0.17
1883
-0.18
-0.21
1884
-0.29
-0.24
1885
-0.34
-0.27
1886
-0.32
-0.28
1887
-0.37
-0.28
1888
-0.18
-0.27
1889
-0.11
-0.26
1890
-0.36
-0.26
1891
-0.23
-0.27
1892
-0.28
-0.27
1893
-0.32
-0.27
1894
-0.32
-0.25
1895
-0.24
-0.23
1896
-0.11
-0.21
1897
-0.11
-0.19
1898
-0.27
-0.17
1899
-0.18
-0.17
1900
-0.08
-0.2
1901
-0.15
-0.23
1902
-0.28
-0.26
1903
-0.37
-0.28
1904
-0.47
-0.31
1905
-0.26
-0.34
1906
-0.22
-0.36
1907
-0.38
-0.37
1908
-0.43
-0.39
1909
-0.49
-0.41
1910
-0.44
-0.41
1911
-0.44
-0.39
1912
-0.36
-0.35
1913
-0.34
-0.32
1914
-0.15
-0.31
1915
-0.14
-0.3
1916
-0.36
-0.3
1917
-0.46
-0.3
1918
-0.3
-0.3
1919
-0.28
-0.29
1920
-0.27
-0.28
1921
-0.19
-0.26
1922
-0.28
-0.25
1923
-0.26
-0.24
1924
-0.27
-0.23
1925
-0.22
-0.22
1926
-0.11
-0.22
1927
-0.21
-0.21
1928
-0.2
-0.2
1929
-0.36
-0.19
1930
-0.16
-0.19
1931
-0.09
-0.19
1932
-0.16
-0.18
1933
-0.28
-0.17
1934
-0.12
-0.15
1935
-0.2
-0.14
1936
-0.14
-0.1
1937
-0.03
-0.06
1938
0
-0.01
1939
-0.01
0.03
1940
0.13
0.07
1941
0.19
0.09
1942
0.07
0.11
1943
0.09
0.1
1944
0.21
0.08
1945
0.09
0.04
1946
-0.07
0.01
1947
-0.02
-0.03
1948
-0.1
-0.07
1949
-0.11
-0.08
1950
-0.17
-0.07
1951
-0.07
-0.07
1952
0.01
-0.07
1953
0.08
-0.07
1954
-0.13
-0.06
1955
-0.14
-0.06
1956
-0.19
-0.05
1957
0.05
-0.04
1958
0.06
-0.01
1959
0.03
0.01
1960
-0.03
0.03
1961
0.06
0.01
1962
0.03
-0.01
1963
0.05
-0.03
1964
-0.2
-0.04
1965
-0.11
-0.05
1966
-0.06
-0.06
1967
-0.02
-0.05
1968
-0.08
-0.03
1969
0.05
-0.02
1970
0.03
0
1971
-0.08
0
1972
0.01
0
1973
0.16
0
1974
-0.07
0.01
1975
-0.01
0.02
1976
-0.1
0.04
1977
0.18
0.08
1978
0.07
0.12
1979
0.17
0.17
1980
0.26
0.2
1981
0.32
0.21
1982
0.14
0.22
1983
0.31
0.21
1984
0.16
0.21
1985
0.12
0.22
1986
0.18
0.24
1987
0.32
0.27
1988
0.39
0.31
1989
0.27
0.33
1990
0.45
0.33
1991
0.41
0.33
1992
0.22
0.33
1993
0.23
0.33
1994
0.32
0.34
1995
0.45
0.37
1996
0.33
0.4
1997
0.46
0.42
1998
0.61
0.45
1999
0.38
0.47
2000
0.4
0.5
2001
0.54
0.52
2002
0.63
0.55
2003
0.62
0.59
2004
0.54
0.61
2005
0.68
0.62
2006
0.64
0.63
2007
0.67
0.64
2008
0.54
0.64
2009
0.66
0.65
2010
0.73
0.65
2011
0.61
0.67
2012
0.65
0.7
2013
0.68
0.74
2014
0.75
0.79
2015
0.9
0.83
2016
1.02
0.88
2017
0.92
0.91
2018
0.85
0.93
2019
0.98
0.92
2020
1.02
0.92
2021
0.85
0.91
2022
0.89
0.9
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