As it follows climate trends on Earth, NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information issues a monthly global climate report.
in it, NCEI calculates the global temperature anomaly every month based on preliminary data generated from authoritative datasets of temperature observations from around the globe.
there's no conspiracy evident here. Meteorologists and other scientists are going about their professional work as we would expect.
people with sight can see in the graphic below a strong trend rise in the global average surface temperature anomaly over the past 100 years of about 3.5-4.0 F degrees, which scientists attribute mostly to human activity, ie burning fossil fuels.
Below are key parts of the report issued Friday for March 2024.
NOAA's NCEI:
"March 2024 was the warmest March on record for the globe in NOAA's 175-year record.
"The March global surface temperature was 1.35°C (2.43°F) above the 20th-century average of 12.7°C (54.9°F). This is 0.01°C ( °F) warmer than the previous March record set in 2016, and the tenth consecutive month of record-high global temperatures.
"March 2024 marked the 48th consecutive March with global temperatures, at least nominally, above the 20th-century average.
"Global land-only March temperatures ranked fourth-warmest on record at 2.09°C (3.76°F) above average. Ocean-only temperatures ranked warmest on record for March at 1.01°C (1.82°F) above average. This is 0.18°C (0.32°F) warmer than the second warmest March of 2016, and the 12th-consecutive monthly record high.
" These temperatures occurred as the current El Niño episode nears its end. El Niño conditions that emerged in June 2023 weakened further in March, and according to NOAA's Climate Prediction Center, a transition from El Niño to ENSO–neutral is likely by April-June 2024 (85% chance), with odds of La Niña developing by June–August 2024 (60% chance)."
"Record warm temperatures covered 10.8% of the world's surface this month.
"There were no areas of record cold temperatures in March.
"In the Northern Hemisphere, March 2024 ranked second warmest on record at 1.68°C (3.02°F) above average, cooler than the March 2016 record of 1.82°C (3.28°F). The Northern Hemisphere land temperature was seventh warmest while the ocean temperature ranked warmest on record for the month.
"The Southern Hemisphere experienced its warmest March on record at 1.01°C (1.82°F) above average. Both the Southern Hemisphere land temperature and ocean temperature also ranked warmest on record for March."
