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This display shows the CIMSS climate digest, featuring NOAA’s monthly global analysis
for January 2014.
The climate digest summarizes noteworthy statistics for the month, season, and year.
The average global land and ocean temperature for January was the fourth warmest since records
began in 1880.
In fact, Argentina had a persistent heat wave, causing several temperature records to be
broken.
However, the United States experienced its driest January since 2003.
Meanwhile, Alaska experienced its third warmest January since records began in 1918.
After a month of below average precipitation, western Australia had above average precipitation,
with January 2014 being the fifth wettest on record.
China experienced above average temperatures, with this January coming in as the second
warmest since records began in 1961.
Finally, the United Kingdom had its third wettest January on record.
This real-time dataset is updated monthly and shows the global land and ocean temperature
anomalies. Anomalies are simply departures from average.
Red portions of the map, as seen in Alaska and Russia, highlight regions that experienced
above average warmth.
Blue portions of the map, as seen in the eastern United States, indicate below average temperatures
throughout January 2014.
White indicates near average conditions.
This real-time dataset shows sea surface temperature anomalies measured by NOAA satellites. Blue
colors indicate cooler than normal ocean temperatures, whereas red indicates warmer than normal ocean
temperatures.
Globally, the ocean surface temperatures average was the seventh warmest January on record.
Across the oceans, temperature departures tend to be smaller than across the land surfaces.
This real-time dataset collected by microwave sensors on NOAA satellites shows snow and
ice cover updated daily. Watch the progression of days and note the retreat and expansion
of snowfall.
The January sea ice extent for the Arctic was the fourth lowest since satellite records
began in 1979.
Finally, we’ll move to Antarctica and discover that its sea ice extent was the second largest
on record.
And that’s your January 2014 climate digest!
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