Sea Surface Temperature

NCEI releases a new version of the NOAA Global Temperature dataset used worldwide for climate studies.

The globally averaged temperature over land and ocean surfaces for 2018 was 1.42°F (0.79°C) above the 20th century average.

We’re announcing the release of the State of the Climate in 2017 report, an assessment of the world’s climate system.

Less than 100 years ago, scientists and sailors used ordinary wooden buckets to measure sea surface temperatures.