How Unusual Temperatures Have Been Every Year Since 1950

2000
> Average land-ocean temperature: 57.7° Fahrenheit – #27 highest
> Anomaly from 1951-1980 avg: 0.70° above 57° Fahrenheit
> Hottest month: April (58.0°)

2001
> Average land-ocean temperature: 58.0° Fahrenheit – #21 highest
> Anomaly from 1951-1980 avg: 0.95° above 57° Fahrenheit
> Hottest month: November (58.3°)

2002
> Average land-ocean temperature: 58.1° Fahrenheit – #15 highest
> Anomaly from 1951-1980 avg: 1.13° above 57° Fahrenheit
> Hottest month: March (58.6°)

2003
> Average land-ocean temperature: 58.1° Fahrenheit – #17 highest
> Anomaly from 1951-1980 avg: 1.12° above 57° Fahrenheit
> Hottest month: January (58.4°)

2004
> Average land-ocean temperature: 58.0° Fahrenheit – #21 highest
> Anomaly from 1951-1980 avg: 0.95° above 57° Fahrenheit
> Hottest month: February (58.3°)

2005
> Average land-ocean temperature: 58.2° Fahrenheit – #10 highest
> Anomaly from 1951-1980 avg: 1.21° above 57° Fahrenheit
> Hottest month: October (58.4°)

2006
> Average land-ocean temperature: 58.1° Fahrenheit – #15 highest
> Anomaly from 1951-1980 avg: 1.13° above 57° Fahrenheit
> Hottest month: December (58.4°)

2007
> Average land-ocean temperature: 58.2° Fahrenheit – #12 highest
> Anomaly from 1951-1980 avg: 1.19° above 57° Fahrenheit
> Hottest month: January (58.8°)

2008
> Average land-ocean temperature: 58.0° Fahrenheit – #20 highest
> Anomaly from 1951-1980 avg: 0.97° above 57° Fahrenheit
> Hottest month: March (58.3°)

2009
> Average land-ocean temperature: 58.2° Fahrenheit – #13 highest
> Anomaly from 1951-1980 avg: 1.17° above 57° Fahrenheit
> Hottest month: November (58.4°)