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-90.0 to 90.0
-180.0 to 180.0

Please note, global and hemispheric temperature anomalies are with respect to the 1901-2000 average. Coordinate temperature anomalies are with respect to the 1991-2020 average. All other regional temperature anomalies are with respect to the 1910-2000 average. Monthly precipitation data are not available until a few days after temperature data are released.

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February 1988 Average Temperature Anomalies Rankings

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PeriodAnomaly
(1901-2000)
Rank
(1850-2025)
Coolest/Warmest
Since		Record
February 1988
1-Month
0.46°C
(0.83°F)
147th Coolest
Coolest since:
1917
30th Warmest
Warmest since:
2024
Ties: 1980, 1983
Jan–Feb 1988
2-Month
0.50°C
(0.90°F)
150th Coolest
Coolest since:
1917
27th WarmestWarmest to Date2024
Dec 1987–Feb 1988
3-Month
0.49°C
(0.88°F)
149th Coolest
Coolest since:
1917
27th WarmestWarmest to Date2024
Nov 1987–Feb 1988
4-Month
0.43°C
(0.77°F)
149th Coolest
Coolest since:
1917
27th WarmestWarmest to Date2024
Oct 1987–Feb 1988
5-Month
0.41°C
(0.74°F)
147th Coolest
Coolest since:
1917
29th WarmestWarmest to Date2024
Sep 1987–Feb 1988
6-Month
0.41°C
(0.74°F)
148th Coolest
Coolest since:
1917
28th WarmestWarmest to Date2024
Aug 1987–Feb 1988
7-Month
0.39°C
(0.70°F)
145th Coolest
Coolest since:
1904
31st WarmestWarmest to Date2024
Jul 1987–Feb 1988
8-Month
0.40°C
(0.72°F)
146th Coolest
Coolest since:
1904
30th WarmestWarmest to Date2024
Jun 1987–Feb 1988
9-Month
0.40°C
(0.72°F)
146th Coolest
Coolest since:
1904
30th WarmestWarmest to Date2024
May 1987–Feb 1988
10-Month
0.39°C
(0.70°F)
145th Coolest
Coolest since:
1904, 1909
31st WarmestWarmest to Date2024
Apr 1987–Feb 1988
11-Month
0.38°C
(0.68°F)
143rd Coolest
Coolest since:
1904, 1909
33rd WarmestWarmest to Date2025
Mar 1987–Feb 1988
12-Month
0.36°C
(0.65°F)
143rd Coolest
Coolest since:
1909
33rd WarmestWarmest to Date2025
Sep 1986–Feb 1988
18-Month
0.32°C
(0.58°F)
139th Coolest
Coolest since:
1918
36th Warmest
Warmest since:
2025
Mar 1986–Feb 1988
24-Month
0.30°C
(0.54°F)
137th Coolest
Coolest since:
1910
38th Warmest
Warmest since:
2025
Mar 1985–Feb 1988
36-Month
0.26°C
(0.47°F)
133rd Coolest
Coolest since:
1911
41st Warmest
Warmest since:
2025
Mar 1984–Feb 1988
48-Month
0.24°C
(0.43°F)
132nd Coolest
Coolest since:
1911, 1912
41st Warmest
Warmest since:
2025
Ties: 1982
Mar 1983–Feb 1988
60-Month
0.25°C
(0.45°F)
132nd Coolest
Coolest since:
1912, 1913
40th Warmest
Warmest since:
2025

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