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The March global surface temperature was 2.36°F (1.31°C) above the 20th-century average of 54.9°F (12.7°C), making it the third-warmest March on record.
The February global surface temperature was 2.27°F (1.26°C) above the 20th-century average of 53.8°F (12.1°C), making it the third-warmest February on record.
January temperature marks a new global milestone. Temperatures were above average over much of the globe, but much below average over the United States, Greenland, and far eastern Russia.