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-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

September 2020 Average Temperature Anomalies Rankings

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PeriodAnomaly
(1901-2000)
Rank
(1850-2025)
Coolest/Warmest
Since		Record
September 2020
1-Month
1.00°C
(1.80°F)
173rd Coolest
Coolest since:
1912
3rd WarmestWarmest to Date2023
Aug–Sep 2020
2-Month
0.96°C
(1.73°F)
172nd Coolest
Coolest since:
1912
4th Warmest
Warmest since:
2023
Jul–Sep 2020
3-Month
0.94°C
(1.69°F)
172nd Coolest
Coolest since:
1904
4th Warmest
Warmest since:
2023
Ties: 2019
Jun–Sep 2020
4-Month
0.94°C
(1.69°F)
173rd Coolest
Coolest since:
1904
3rd Warmest
Warmest since:
2023, 2024
Ties: 2019
May–Sep 2020
5-Month
0.95°C
(1.71°F)
173rd Coolest
Coolest since:
1904
3rd WarmestWarmest to Date2024
Apr–Sep 2020
6-Month
0.98°C
(1.76°F)
173rd Coolest
Coolest since:
1904
3rd WarmestWarmest to Date2024
Mar–Sep 2020
7-Month
1.01°C
(1.82°F)
172nd Coolest
Coolest since:
1904
4th Warmest
Warmest since:
2024
Feb–Sep 2020
8-Month
1.03°C
(1.85°F)
172nd Coolest
Coolest since:
1904, 1911
4th Warmest
Warmest since:
2024
Jan–Sep 2020
9-Month
1.05°C
(1.89°F)
172nd Coolest
Coolest since:
1904
4th Warmest
Warmest since:
2024
Dec 2019–Sep 2020
10-Month
1.05°C
(1.89°F)
171st Coolest
Coolest since:
1904, 1911
4th Warmest
Warmest since:
2024
Nov 2019–Sep 2020
11-Month
1.05°C
(1.89°F)
171st Coolest
Coolest since:
1904, 1911
4th Warmest
Warmest since:
2024
Oct 2019–Sep 2020
12-Month
1.05°C
(1.89°F)
172nd Coolest
Coolest since:
1904
3rd Warmest
Warmest since:
2024
Apr 2019–Sep 2020
18-Month
1.01°C
(1.82°F)
173rd Coolest
Coolest since:
1904, 1909
2nd WarmestWarmest to Date2024
Oct 2018–Sep 2020
24-Month
1.00°C
(1.80°F)
172nd Coolest
Coolest since:
1909
2nd Warmest
Warmest since:
2024
Ties: 2017
Oct 2017–Sep 2020
36-Month
0.96°C
(1.73°F)
171st Coolest
Coolest since:
1911
2nd Warmest
Warmest since:
2024
Oct 2016–Sep 2020
48-Month
0.95°C
(1.71°F)
168th Coolest
Coolest since:
1911
4th Warmest
Warmest since:
2024
Oct 2015–Sep 2020
60-Month
0.98°C
(1.76°F)
169th Coolest
Coolest since:
1911, 1912
2nd WarmestWarmest to Date2024

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