Friday, November 22, 2013

October 2013: Earth's 7th Warmest October

And we are currently in a part of the climate cycle where temperatures are usually cooler.

http://www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMasters/comment.html?entrynum=2586

October 2013 was the globe's 7th warmest October since records began in 1880, according to NOAA's National Climatic Data Center (NCDC). NASA rated it the 8th warmest October on record. The year-to-date period of January - October has been the 7th warmest such period on record. October 2013 global land temperatures were the 8th warmest on record, and global ocean temperatures were also the 8th warmest on record. October 2013 was the 344th consecutive month (28 years and 8 months) with global temperatures warmer than the 20th century average.

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Arctic sea ice extent during October was 6th lowest in the 35-year satellite record, and had the largest October extent since 2008, according to the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC).

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