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Global Time Series

Overview

A RESTful application programming interface (API) is available to access Climate at a Glance data. The API can format desired data as comma-separated values (CSV), JavaScript Object Notation (JSON), and Extensible Markup Language (XML). The Data Service is only available via HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) following Federal government policy.

Request Endpoint Parameters

Accepted values are defined in the table below.

Required Parameters

Required parameters are passed as path parameters.

https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/global/time-series/{region}/{parameter}/{surface}/{timescale}/{month}/{begYear}-{endYear}/data.{format}

Optional Parameters

Note: not applicable to Average Temperature Anomalies (parameter = tavg)

Optional parameters are passed using a GET request. This an optional query component which follows the path, preceded by a question-mark ?, in the form of key=value pairs, and separated by an ampersand &.

…?{basePeriod}=[true|false]&{begBaseYear}=[year]&{begBaseYear}=[year]

Request Parameter	Type	Description
region	String	Accepted surface values in parentheses Accepted Values globe Global (land, ocean, land_ocean) nhem Northern Hemisphere (land, ocean, land_ocean) shem Southern Hemisphere (land, ocean, land_ocean) africa Africa (land) asia Asia (land) europe Europe (land) northAmerica North America (land) oceania Oceania (land) southAmerica South America (land) atlanticMdr Atlantic Main Development Region (land_ocean) caribbeanIslands Caribbean Islands (land_ocean) eastNPacific East N Pacific (land_ocean) gulfOfAmerica Gulf of America (land_ocean) hawaiianRegion Hawaiian Region (land_ocean) arctic Arctic (land_ocean) antarctic Antarctic (land_ocean) coords Enter Coordinates (land_ocean)
parameter	String	Accepted Values tavg Average Temperature Anomaly pcp Precipitation
surface/coordinates*	String	Accepted Values land_ocean Land and Ocean land Land ocean Ocean [-90 - 90],[-180 - 180] Latitude and Longitude* If 'coords' is entered for region, use comma separated latitude (between -90.0* and 90.0) and longitude (between -180.0 and 180.0) with no spaces (e.g., 30.4,84.3).
timescale	Integer, String	Accepted Values 1-60 Number of Months ytd Year to Date
month	Integer	Accepted Values 1-12 January-December 0 All Months
startYear	Integer	4-digit year (must be less than or equal to endYear) Accepted Values 1850-2025 Average Temperature Anomaly 1979-2025 Precipitation
endYear	Integer	4-digit year (must be greater than or equal to startYear) Accepted Values 1850-2025 Average Temperature Anomaly 1979-2025 Precipitation
format	String	Accepted Values csv Comma-Separated Values json JavaScript Object Notation xml Extensible Markup Language
basePeriod	Boolean	Accepted Values true Return anomalies based on the requested base period mean false Return no anomalies
begBaseYear	Integer	4-digit year (must be less than or equal to endBaseYear) Accepted Values 1850-2025 Average Temperature Anomaly 1979-2025 Precipitation
endBaseYear	Integer	4-digit year (must be greater than or equal to begBaseYear) Accepted Values 1850-2025 Average Temperature Anomaly 1979-2025 Precipitation

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.

Region:

Parameter:

Surface:

Latitude:

-90.0 to 90.0

Longitude:

-180.0 to 180.0

Time Scale:

Month:

Start Year:

End Year:

Base Period

Display Base Period
Start: End:

Trend Display Trend
per Decade per Century
Start: End:

Download: CSV JSON XML

Africa Average Temperature Anomalies
June-August (1910-2000 mean)
Period	Anomaly	Rank (out of 113)
June-August 2022	1.03°C	104
June-August 2021	1.30°C	110
June-August 2020	1.17°C	107
June-August 2019	1.42°C	113
June-August 2018	1.26°C	109
June-August 2017	1.32°C	111
June-August 2016	1.11°C	106
June-August 2015	1.37°C	112
June-August 2014	1.18°C	108
June-August 2013	0.76°C	94
June-August 2012	0.99°C	102
June-August 2011	0.92°C	99
June-August 2010	1.02°C	103
June-August 2009	1.09°C	105
June-August 2008	0.75°C	92
June-August 2007	0.71°C	90
June-August 2006	0.90°C	97
June-August 2005	0.91°C	98
June-August 2004	0.60°C	86
June-August 2003	0.72°C	91
June-August 2002	0.97°C	101
June-August 2001	0.64°C	88
June-August 2000	0.54°C	85
June-August 1999	0.68°C	89
June-August 1998	0.97°C	101
June-August 1997	0.81°C	95
June-August 1996	0.36°C	78
June-August 1995	0.89°C	96
June-August 1994	0.21°C	67
June-August 1993	0.52°C	82
June-August 1992	0.11°C	61
June-August 1991	0.35°C	77
June-August 1990	0.54°C	85
June-August 1989	0.37°C	80
June-August 1988	0.54°C	85
June-August 1987	0.76°C	94
June-August 1986	0.33°C	76
June-August 1985	0.25°C	70
June-August 1984	0.21°C	67
June-August 1983	0.61°C	87
June-August 1982	0.30°C	74
June-August 1981	0.11°C	61
June-August 1980	0.23°C	68
June-August 1979	0.25°C	70
June-August 1978	-0.07°C	45
June-August 1977	0.27°C	71
June-August 1976	-0.23°C	26
June-August 1975	-0.19°C	30
June-August 1974	-0.10°C	39
June-August 1973	0.39°C	81
June-August 1972	0.14°C	63
June-August 1971	-0.18°C	33
June-August 1970	0.14°C	63
June-August 1969	0.16°C	65
June-August 1968	-0.08°C	44
June-August 1967	-0.28°C	17
June-August 1966	0.28°C	73
June-August 1965	-0.17°C	35
June-August 1964	-0.48°C	6
June-August 1963	0.05°C	55
June-August 1962	-0.03°C	50
June-August 1961	-0.05°C	48
June-August 1960	0.07°C	57
June-August 1959	-0.01°C	52
June-August 1958	-0.19°C	30
June-August 1957	-0.07°C	45
June-August 1956	-0.36°C	13
June-August 1955	-0.20°C	28
June-August 1954	-0.61°C	2
June-August 1953	-0.35°C	14
June-August 1952	0.06°C	56
June-August 1951	-0.09°C	41
June-August 1950	-0.24°C	23
June-August 1949	0.08°C	59
June-August 1948	-0.17°C	35
June-August 1947	0.00°C	53
June-August 1946	-0.28°C	17
June-August 1945	-0.05°C	48
June-August 1944	0.16°C	65
June-August 1943	-0.38°C	11
June-August 1942	0.08°C	59
June-August 1941	0.37°C	80
June-August 1940	0.03°C	54
June-August 1939	-0.07°C	45
June-August 1938	-0.18°C	33
June-August 1937	-0.09°C	41
June-August 1936	-0.23°C	26
June-August 1935	-0.25°C	22
June-August 1934	0.33°C	76
June-August 1933	-0.11°C	38
June-August 1932	-0.33°C	15
June-August 1931	0.28°C	73
June-August 1930	-0.24°C	23
June-August 1929	-0.41°C	9
June-August 1928	-0.20°C	28
June-August 1927	-0.09°C	41
June-August 1926	-0.24°C	23
June-August 1925	-0.10°C	39
June-August 1924	-0.19°C	30
June-August 1923	-0.45°C	7
June-August 1922	-0.28°C	17
June-August 1921	-0.32°C	16
June-August 1920	-0.45°C	7
June-August 1919	-0.41°C	9
June-August 1918	-0.57°C	3
June-August 1917	-0.50°C	4
June-August 1916	-0.49°C	5
June-August 1915	-0.03°C	50
June-August 1914	-0.27°C	20
June-August 1913	-0.12°C	37
June-August 1912	-0.38°C	11
June-August 1911	-0.72°C	1
June-August 1910	-0.26°C	21

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