[Vision2020] National Climatic Data Center, 2016: "August marks 16 consecutive months of record heat for globe"
Ted Moffett
starbliss at gmail.com
Thu Sep 22 17:21:16 PDT 2016
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chance to become president: "Yes, Donald Trump did call climate change a
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Post: Ted Moffetthttps://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/sotc/Global Summary Information
- August 2016August marks 16 consecutive months of record-breaking heat for
the globeJune–August and January–August were also record warm
Global highlights: August 2016
- The August temperature across global land and ocean surfaces was
1.66°F above the 20th century average of 60.1°F. This was the highest for
August in the 1880–2016 record, surpassing the previous record set in 2015
by 0.09°F. August 2016 was the highest monthly temperature departure since
April 2016 and tied with September 2015 as the eighth highest monthly
temperature departure among all months (1,640) on record. Overall, 14 of
the 15 highest monthly temperature departures in the record have occurred
since February 2015, with January 2007 also among the 15 highest monthly
temperature departures.
- The August globally averaged land surface temperature was 2.32°F above
the 20th century average of 56.9°F. This value was the highest August land
global temperature in the 1880–2016 record, exceeding the previous record
set in 2015 by 0.34°F. This was also the highest monthly global land
temperature departure from average since April 2016.
- The August globally averaged sea surface temperature was 1.39°F above
the 20th century monthly average of 61.4°F—the second highest global ocean
temperature for August in the 1880–2016 record, behind 2015 by 0.04°F.
August 2016 tied with June 2016 as the 11th highest departure from average
among all 1,640 months in the record.
- The August temperature for the lower troposphere (roughly the lowest 5
miles of the atmosphere) was the highest in the 1979–2016 record, at 0.85°F
above the 1981–2010 average, as analyzed by the University of Alabama in
Huntsville* (UAH) using UAH version 5.6. It was the third highest on
record, at 0.65°F above the 1981–2010 average, as analyzed by Remote
Sensing Systems* (RSS).
- The August temperature for the mid-troposphere (roughly 2 miles to 6
miles above the surface) was the highest for August in the 1979–2016
record, at 0.79°F above the 1981–2010 average, as analyzed by UAH. It tied
with 2010 as the second highest on record, at 0.72°F above the 1981-2010
average, behind 1998, as analyzed by RSS. After removing the influence of
temperatures above 6 miles in altitude, the University of Washington, using
data analyzed by the UAH and RSS, calculated temperature departures from
the 1981-2010 average to be 1.03°F (highest) and 0.92°F (second highest),
respectively.
- The average Arctic sea ice extent for August was 650,000 square miles
(23.1 percent) below the 1981–2010 average. This was the fourth smallest
August extent since records began in 1979 and about 344,000 square miles
larger than the record smallest August sea ice extent in 2012. According to
an analysis by the National Snow and Ice Data Center based on data from
NOAA and NASA, sea ice cover was below average for most regions of the
Arctic with near-average sea ice cover for part of the Laptev Sea. August
Arctic sea ice extent is decreasing at an average rate of 10.2 percent per
decade.
- The Antarctic sea ice extent for August was 10,000 square miles (0.2
percent) above the 1981–2010 average. This was the 19th largest August
Antarctic sea ice extent since records began in 1979. August Antarctic sea
ice extent is increasing at an average rate of 0.8 percent per decade.
Global highlights: June–August 2016
- The June–August average temperature across global land and ocean
surfaces was 1.60°F above the 20th century average of 60.1°F. This was the
highest for June-August in the 1880–2016 record, surpassing the previous
record set in 2015 by 0.07°F. June-August 2016 also marks the 10th highest
three-month temperature departure from average for any three-month period
on record. The 10 highest three-month temperature departures in the record
have all occurred since August–October 2015, when a strong El Niño episode
was in place in the tropical Pacific Ocean.
- The globally averaged land surface temperature for June–August 2016
was 2.18°F above the 20th century average of 56.9°F. This was the highest
for June–August in the 1880–2016 record, surpassing the previous record of
2015 by 0.20°F.
- The June–August globally averaged sea surface temperature was 1.39°F
above the 20th century average of 61.5°F the highest for June–August in the
1880–2016 record, surpassing the previous record of 2015 by 0.02°F. This
was the 10th highest three-month departure from average for any three-month
period on record. The 10 highest three-month temperature departures in the
record have all occurred since July–September 2015, when strong El Niño
conditions were in place in the tropical Pacific Ocean.
- The June-August temperature for the lower troposphere (roughly the
lowest 5 miles of the atmosphere) was the second highest in the 1979–2016
record, at 0.77°F above the 1981–2010 average, as analyzed by the
University of Alabama in Huntsville* (UAH) using version 5.6. It was the
third highest on record, at 0.68°F above the 1981–2010 average, as analyzed
by Remote Sensing Systems* (RSS).
- The June-August temperature for the mid-troposphere (roughly 2 miles
to 6 miles above the surface) was the third highest for June-August in the
1979–2016 record, at 0.65°F above the 1981–2010 average, as analyzed by
UAH. It was also the third highest on record, at 0.59°F above the 1981–2010
average, as analyzed by RSS. After removing the influence of temperatures
above 6 miles in altitude, the University of Washington, using data
analyzed by the UAH and RSS, calculated temperature departures from the
1981-2010 average to be 0.86°F and 0.77°F, respectively, both second
highest in the record.
Global highlights: Year-to-date (January–August 2016)
- The year-to-date temperature across global land and ocean surfaces was
1.82°F above the 20th century average of 57.3°F. This was the highest for
January–August in the 1880–2016 record, surpassing the previous record set
in 2015 by 0.29°F.
- The year-to-date globally averaged land surface temperature was 2.92°F
above the 20th century average of 48.1°F. This was the highest for
January–August in the 1880–2016 record, exceeding the previous record of
2015 by 0.59°F.
- The year-to-date globally averaged sea surface temperature was 1.42°F
above the 20th century average of 61.1°F. This was the highest for
January–August in the 1880–2016 record, besting the previous record of 2015
by 0.20°F.
- The January-August temperature for the lower troposphere was the
highest in the 1979–2016 record, at 1.12°F above the 1981–2010 average, as
analyzed by the University of Alabama in Huntsville* (UAH) using version
5.6. It was also highest on record, at 0.99°F above the 1981–2010 average,
as analyzed by Remote Sensing Systems* (RSS).
- The January-August temperature for the mid-troposphere was the second
highest for January–August in the 1979–2016 record, at 0.92°F above the
1981–2010 average, as analyzed by UAH. It was also second highest on
record, at 0.86°F above the 1981-2010 average, as analyzed by RSS. After
removing the influence of temperatures above 6 miles in altitude, the
University of Washington, using data analyzed by the UAH and RSS,
calculated temperature departures from the 1981–2010 average to be 1.13°F
(highest) and 1.06°F (second highest), respectively.
* Please note: the UAH and RSS referenced in this report are versions
that have completed a research-to-operations (R2O) transition involving
scientific, technical and administrative processes designed to ensure
operational reliability. Both groups have new versions of their products at
some stage of the R2O process and will be incorporated in this report when
the R2O process is complete.
For extended analysis of global temperature and precipitation patterns,
please see our full August report.
<https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/sotc/global/2016/08>
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