How Unusual Temperatures Have Been Every Year Since 1950

1980
> Average land-ocean temperature: 57.5° Fahrenheit – #36 highest
> Anomaly from 1951-1980 avg: 0.47° above 57° Fahrenheit
> Hottest month: February (57.7°)

1981
> Average land-ocean temperature: 57.6° Fahrenheit – #31 highest
> Anomaly from 1951-1980 avg: 0.58° above 57° Fahrenheit
> Hottest month: January (58.0°)

1982
> Average land-ocean temperature: 57.3° Fahrenheit – #44 highest
> Anomaly from 1951-1980 avg: 0.25° above 57° Fahrenheit
> Hottest month: December (57.8°)

1983
> Average land-ocean temperature: 57.6° Fahrenheit – #34 highest
> Anomaly from 1951-1980 avg: 0.56° above 57° Fahrenheit
> Hottest month: January (58.0°)

1984
> Average land-ocean temperature: 57.3° Fahrenheit – #41 highest
> Anomaly from 1951-1980 avg: 0.29° above 57° Fahrenheit
> Hottest month: May (57.6°)

1985
> Average land-ocean temperature: 57.2° Fahrenheit – #45 highest
> Anomaly from 1951-1980 avg: 0.22° above 57° Fahrenheit
> Hottest month: January (57.4°)

1986
> Average land-ocean temperature: 57.3° Fahrenheit – #39 highest
> Anomaly from 1951-1980 avg: 0.32° above 57° Fahrenheit
> Hottest month: February (57.7°)

1987
> Average land-ocean temperature: 57.6° Fahrenheit – #31 highest
> Anomaly from 1951-1980 avg: 0.58° above 57° Fahrenheit
> Hottest month: December (57.8°)

1988
> Average land-ocean temperature: 57.7° Fahrenheit – #27 highest
> Anomaly from 1951-1980 avg: 0.70° above 57° Fahrenheit
> Hottest month: January (58.0°)

1989
> Average land-ocean temperature: 57.5° Fahrenheit – #35 highest
> Anomaly from 1951-1980 avg: 0.49° above 57° Fahrenheit
> Hottest month: December (57.7°)