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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.

Global Land and Ocean

December 2018 Average Temperature Anomalies Rankings

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PeriodAnomaly
(1901-2000)
Rank
(1850-2025)
Coolest/Warmest
Since		Record
December 2018
1-Month
0.95°C
(1.71°F)
170th Coolest
Coolest since:
1916
6th Warmest
Warmest since:
2023
Nov–Dec 2018
2-Month
0.90°C
(1.62°F)
167th Coolest
Coolest since:
1916
9th Warmest
Warmest since:
2023
Oct–Dec 2018
3-Month
0.94°C
(1.69°F)
171st Coolest
Coolest since:
1916
5th Warmest
Warmest since:
2023
Sep–Dec 2018
4-Month
0.91°C
(1.64°F)
169th Coolest
Coolest since:
1903, 1916
7th Warmest
Warmest since:
2023
Ties: 2016, 2017
Aug–Dec 2018
5-Month
0.89°C
(1.60°F)
167th Coolest
Coolest since:
1903
9th Warmest
Warmest since:
2023
Jul–Dec 2018
6-Month
0.89°C
(1.60°F)
167th Coolest
Coolest since:
1903
9th Warmest
Warmest since:
2023
Jun–Dec 2018
7-Month
0.87°C
(1.57°F)
166th Coolest
Coolest since:
1903
10th Warmest
Warmest since:
2023
May–Dec 2018
8-Month
0.87°C
(1.57°F)
166th Coolest
Coolest since:
1903, 1908
10th Warmest
Warmest since:
2023
Apr–Dec 2018
9-Month
0.87°C
(1.57°F)
166th Coolest
Coolest since:
1908
10th Warmest
Warmest since:
2024
Mar–Dec 2018
10-Month
0.87°C
(1.57°F)
166th Coolest
Coolest since:
1908
10th Warmest
Warmest since:
2024
Feb–Dec 2018
11-Month
0.88°C
(1.58°F)
167th Coolest
Coolest since:
1917
9th Warmest
Warmest since:
2024
Jan–Dec 2018
12-Month
0.87°C
(1.57°F)
167th Coolest
Coolest since:
1904, 1917
9th Warmest
Warmest since:
2024
Jul 2017–Dec 2018
18-Month
0.88°C
(1.58°F)
166th Coolest
Coolest since:
1904
9th Warmest
Warmest since:
2024
Jan 2017–Dec 2018
24-Month
0.91°C
(1.64°F)
167th Coolest
Coolest since:
1909
8th Warmest
Warmest since:
2024
Jan 2016–Dec 2018
36-Month
0.95°C
(1.71°F)
168th Coolest
Coolest since:
1909, 1910, 1911
6th Warmest
Warmest since:
2024
Jan 2015–Dec 2018
48-Month
0.94°C
(1.69°F)
168th Coolest
Coolest since:
1911
5th WarmestWarmest to Date2024
Jan 2014–Dec 2018
60-Month
0.90°C
(1.62°F)
165th Coolest
Coolest since:
1911, 1912
7th WarmestWarmest to Date2024

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