January 2013 global temperatures were ninth highest on record

January 2013 global temperatures were ninth highest on record

The globally-averaged temperature for January 2013 tied with 1995 as the ninth warmest January since record keeping began in 1880. January 2013 also marks the 37^th consecutive January and 335^th consecutive month with a global temperature above the 20^th century average.

Most areas of the world experienced higher-than-average monthly temperatures, including Alaska, the eastern United States, southern Greenland, Uzbekistan, and Australia. Meanwhile, far northwestern and central Canada, the western United States, and a large swath of northern Eurasia were most notably cooler than average.


January 2013 Selected Climate Anomalies and Events

Link: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/sotc/