NOAA: JANUARY-APRIL 2010 WARMEST ON RECORD

19.05.2010 [13:37]
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Baku, May 19 (AZERTAC). The combined global land and ocean surface temperature was the warmest on record for both April and for the period from January-April, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said. For January-April, the average was 56 degrees. The monthly analysis from NOAA`s National Climatic Data Center, which is based on records going back to 1880, is part of the suite of climate services that NOAA provides government, business and community leaders so they can make informed decisions. Areas particularly warmer than average included Canada, Alaska, the eastern United States, Australia, South Asia, northern Africa and northern Russia. Cooler-than-normal places included Mongolia, Argentina, far eastern Russia, the western contiguous United States and most of China.

The combined April global land and ocean average surface temperature was the warmest on record at 58.1°F (14.5°C), which is 1.37°F (0.76°C) above the 20th century average of 56.7°F (13.7°C).

NOAA: JANUARY-APRIL 2010 WARMEST ON RECORD

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