How Unusual Temperatures Have Been Every Year Since 1950

1970
> Average land-ocean temperature: 57.1° Fahrenheit – #53 highest
> Anomaly from 1951-1980 avg: 0.05° above 57° Fahrenheit
> Hottest month: February (57.4°)

1971
> Average land-ocean temperature: 56.9° Fahrenheit – #64 highest
> Anomaly from 1951-1980 avg: 0.14° below 57° Fahrenheit
> Hottest month: August (57.0°)

1972
> Average land-ocean temperature: 57.0° Fahrenheit – #56 highest
> Anomaly from 1951-1980 avg: 0.02° above 57° Fahrenheit
> Hottest month: December (57.3°)

1973
> Average land-ocean temperature: 57.3° Fahrenheit – #41 highest
> Anomaly from 1951-1980 avg: 0.29° above 57° Fahrenheit
> Hottest month: February (57.6°)

1974
> Average land-ocean temperature: 56.9° Fahrenheit – #62 highest
> Anomaly from 1951-1980 avg: 0.13° below 57° Fahrenheit
> Hottest month: August (57.2°)

1975
> Average land-ocean temperature: 57.0° Fahrenheit – #58 highest
> Anomaly from 1951-1980 avg: 0.02° below 57° Fahrenheit
> Hottest month: May (57.3°)

1976
> Average land-ocean temperature: 56.8° Fahrenheit – #66 highest
> Anomaly from 1951-1980 avg: 0.18° below 57° Fahrenheit
> Hottest month: December (57.2°)

1977
> Average land-ocean temperature: 57.3° Fahrenheit – #39 highest
> Anomaly from 1951-1980 avg: 0.32° above 57° Fahrenheit
> Hottest month: May (57.6°)

1978
> Average land-ocean temperature: 57.1° Fahrenheit – #47 highest
> Anomaly from 1951-1980 avg: 0.13° above 57° Fahrenheit
> Hottest month: March (57.3°)

1979
> Average land-ocean temperature: 57.3° Fahrenheit – #41 highest
> Anomaly from 1951-1980 avg: 0.29° above 57° Fahrenheit
> Hottest month: December (57.9°)