{"id":360441,"date":"2025-01-04T09:33:08","date_gmt":"2025-01-04T08:33:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=360441"},"modified":"2025-01-04T09:33:11","modified_gmt":"2025-01-04T08:33:11","slug":"uah-v6-1-global-temperature-update-for-december-2024-0-62-deg-c","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=360441","title":{"rendered":"UAH v6.1 Global Temperature Update for December 2024: +0.62 deg. C"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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From Roy Spencer, PhD<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

January 3rd, 2025 by Roy W. Spencer, Ph. D.<\/small><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2024 Sets New Record for Warmest Year In Satellite Era (Since 1979)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Version 6.1 global average lower tropospheric temperature (LT) anomaly for December 2024 was +0.62 deg. C departure from the 1991-2020 mean, down slightly from the November 2024 anomaly of +0.64 deg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Version 6.1 global area-averaged temperature trend (January 1979 through December 2024) remains at +0.15 deg\/ C\/decade (+0.22 C\/decade over land, +0.13 C\/decade over oceans).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As seen in the following ranking of the years from warmest to coolest, 2024 was by far the warmest in the 46-year satellite record averaging 0.77 deg. C above the 30-year mean, while the 2nd warmest year (2023) was +0.43 deg. C above the 30-year mean. [Note: These yearly average anomalies weight the individual monthly anomalies by the number of days in each month.]<\/p>\n\n\n

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The following table lists various regional Version 6.1 LT departures from the 30-year (1991-2020) average for the last 24 months (record highs are in red).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

YEAR<\/td>MO<\/td>GLOBE<\/td>NHEM.<\/td>SHEM.<\/td>TROPIC<\/td>USA48<\/td>ARCTIC<\/td>AUST<\/td><\/tr>
2023<\/td>Jan<\/td>-0.06<\/td>+0.07<\/td>-0.19<\/td>-0.41<\/td>+0.14<\/td>-0.10<\/td>-0.45<\/td><\/tr>
2023<\/td>Feb<\/td>+0.07<\/td>+0.13<\/td>+0.01<\/td>-0.13<\/td>+0.64<\/td>-0.26<\/td>+0.11<\/td><\/tr>
2023<\/td>Mar<\/td>+0.18<\/td>+0.22<\/td>+0.14<\/td>-0.17<\/td>-1.36<\/td>+0.15<\/td>+0.58<\/td><\/tr>
2023<\/td>Apr<\/td>+0.12<\/td>+0.04<\/td>+0.20<\/td>-0.09<\/td>-0.40<\/td>+0.47<\/td>+0.41<\/td><\/tr>
2023<\/td>May<\/td>+0.28<\/td>+0.16<\/td>+0.41<\/td>+0.32<\/td>+0.37<\/td>+0.52<\/td>+0.10<\/td><\/tr>
2023<\/td>June<\/td>+0.30<\/td>+0.33<\/td>+0.28<\/td>+0.51<\/td>-0.55<\/td>+0.29<\/td>+0.20<\/td><\/tr>
2023<\/td>July<\/td>+0.56<\/td>+0.59<\/td>+0.54<\/td>+0.83<\/td>+0.28<\/td>+0.79<\/td>+1.42<\/td><\/tr>
2023<\/td>Aug<\/td>+0.61<\/td>+0.77<\/td>+0.45<\/td>+0.78<\/td>+0.71<\/td>+1.49<\/td>+1.30<\/td><\/tr>
2023<\/td>Sep<\/td>+0.80<\/td>+0.84<\/td>+0.<\/mark>76<\/td>+0.82<\/td>+0.25<\/td>+1.11<\/td>+1.17<\/td><\/tr>
2023<\/td>Oct<\/td>+<\/strong>0.79<\/td>+0.85<\/td>+0.72<\/td>+0.85<\/td>+0.83<\/td>+0.81<\/td>+0.57<\/td><\/tr>
2023<\/td>Nov<\/td>+0.77<\/td>+0.87<\/td>+0.67<\/td>+0.87<\/td>+0.50<\/td>+1.08<\/td>+0.29<\/td><\/tr>
2023<\/td>Dec<\/td>+0.75<\/td>+0.92<\/td>+0.57<\/td>+1.01<\/td>+1.22<\/td>+0.31<\/td>+0.70<\/td><\/tr>
2024<\/td>Jan<\/td>+0.80<\/td>+1.0<\/mark>2<\/td>+0.58<\/td>+1.<\/mark>20<\/td>-0.19<\/td>+0.40<\/td>+1.12<\/td><\/tr>
2024<\/td>Feb<\/td>+0.<\/mark>88<\/td>+0.95<\/td>+0.81<\/mark><\/strong><\/td>+1.17<\/td>+1.31<\/td>+0.86<\/td>+1.16<\/td><\/tr>
2024<\/td>Mar<\/td>+0.<\/mark>88<\/td>+0.96<\/td>+0.80<\/mark><\/td>+1.<\/strong><\/mark>26<\/mark><\/strong><\/td>+0.22<\/td>+1.05<\/td>+1.34<\/td><\/tr>
2024<\/td>Apr<\/td>+0.94<\/strong><\/mark><\/td>+<\/strong><\/mark>1.12<\/mark><\/strong><\/td>+0.77<\/td>+1.15<\/td>+0.86<\/td>+0.88<\/td>+0.54<\/td><\/tr>
2024<\/td>May<\/td>+0.78<\/td>+0.77<\/td>+0.78<\/td>+1.20<\/td>+0.05<\/td>+0.22<\/td>+0.53<\/td><\/tr>
2024<\/td>June<\/td>+0.69<\/td>+0.78<\/td>+0.60<\/td>+0.85<\/td>+1.37<\/td>+0.64<\/td>+0.91<\/td><\/tr>
2024<\/td>July<\/td>+0.74<\/td>+0.86<\/td>+0.62<\/td>+0.97<\/td>+0.44<\/td>+0.56<\/td>-0.06<\/td><\/tr>
2024<\/td>Aug<\/td>+0.76<\/td>+0.82<\/td>+0.70<\/td>+0.75<\/td>+0.41<\/td>+0.88<\/td>+1.<\/strong><\/mark>7<\/mark><\/strong>5<\/strong><\/mark><\/td><\/tr>
2024<\/td>Sep<\/td>+0.81<\/td>+1.04<\/td>+0.58<\/td>+0.82<\/td>+1.32<\/td>+1.48<\/td>+0.98<\/td><\/tr>
2024<\/td>Oct<\/td>+0.75<\/td>+0.89<\/td>+0.61<\/td>+0.64<\/td>+1.90<\/td>+0.81<\/td>+1.09<\/td><\/tr>
2024<\/td>Nov<\/td>+0.64<\/td>+0.88<\/td>+0.41<\/td>+0.53<\/td>+1.12<\/td>+0.79<\/td>+1.00<\/td><\/tr>
2024<\/td>Dec<\/td>+0.62<\/td>+0.76<\/td>+0.48<\/td>+0.53<\/td>+1.42<\/td>+1.12<\/td>+1.54<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The full UAH Global Temperature Report, along with the LT global grid point anomaly image for December 2024, and a more detailed analysis by John Christy, should be available within the next several days\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The monthly anomalies for various regions for the four deep layers we monitor from satellites will be available in the next several days at the following locations:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lower Troposphere<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mid-Troposphere<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tropopause<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lower Stratosphere<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Version 6.1 global average lower tropospheric temperature (LT) anomaly for December 2024 was +0.62 deg. 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