How Abnormal the World’s Temperature Was Every Year Since 1950

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1960
> Average land-ocean temperature: 56.9° Fahrenheit – #60 highest
> Anomaly from 1951-1980 avg: 0.05° below 57° Fahrenheit
> Hottest month: December (57.3°)

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1961
> Average land-ocean temperature: 57.1° Fahrenheit – #48 highest
> Anomaly from 1951-1980 avg: 0.11° above 57° Fahrenheit
> Hottest month: February (57.3°)

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1962
> Average land-ocean temperature: 57.1° Fahrenheit – #53 highest
> Anomaly from 1951-1980 avg: 0.05° above 57° Fahrenheit
> Hottest month: February (57.3°)

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1963
> Average land-ocean temperature: 57.1° Fahrenheit – #50 highest
> Anomaly from 1951-1980 avg: 0.09° above 57° Fahrenheit
> Hottest month: August (57.4°)

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1964
> Average land-ocean temperature: 56.6° Fahrenheit – #72 highest
> Anomaly from 1951-1980 avg: 0.36° below 57° Fahrenheit
> Hottest month: June (56.9°)

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1965
> Average land-ocean temperature: 56.8° Fahrenheit – #67 highest
> Anomaly from 1951-1980 avg: 0.20° below 57° Fahrenheit
> Hottest month: August (56.9°)

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1966
> Average land-ocean temperature: 56.9° Fahrenheit – #61 highest
> Anomaly from 1951-1980 avg: 0.11° below 57° Fahrenheit
> Hottest month: July (57.1°)

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1967
> Average land-ocean temperature: 57.0° Fahrenheit – #59 highest
> Anomaly from 1951-1980 avg: 0.04° below 57° Fahrenheit
> Hottest month: May (57.2°)

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1968
> Average land-ocean temperature: 56.9° Fahrenheit – #64 highest
> Anomaly from 1951-1980 avg: 0.14° below 57° Fahrenheit
> Hottest month: March (57.4°)

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1969
> Average land-ocean temperature: 57.1° Fahrenheit – #50 highest
> Anomaly from 1951-1980 avg: 0.09° above 57° Fahrenheit
> Hottest month: December (57.4°)