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Global temperature anomaly

Monthly global land and ocean surface temperature change in degrees Celsius, relative to the 1951 to 1980 average.

1.38°C vs 1951-1980

Latest reading, September 1, 2026 · +0.37 °C vs 1951-1980 over 10 years

Global temperature anomaly, 2016 to 20260.60.70.80.911.11.21.31.41.520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026°C vs 1951-1980
Source
NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies
https://data.giss.nasa.gov/gistemp/tabledata_v4/GLB.Ts+dSST.csv
Licence and attribution
US government data, free to use with citation (confirm with the publisher before publishing)
Source: NASA GISS Surface Temperature Analysis (GISTEMP v4), global land-ocean index.
Citation and notes

GISTEMP Team, 2026: GISS Surface Temperature Analysis (GISTEMP), version 4. NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies. Dataset accessed 2026-10-09 at https://data.giss.nasa.gov/gistemp/.

Lenssen, N., G.A. Schmidt, M. Hendrickson, P. Jacobs, M. Menne, and R. Ruedy, 2024: A GISTEMPv4 observational uncertainty ensemble. J. Geophys. Res. Atmos., 129, no. 17, e2023JD040179, doi:10.1029/2023JD040179.

Values are deviations from the 1951 to 1980 average.

NASA updates the files about the 10th of each month and can revise earlier months with late reports and corrections.

Updates
Monthly, last copied October 9, 2026
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Month°C vs 1951-1980
2026-091.38
2026-081.42
2026-071.24
2026-061.17
2026-051.13
2026-041.16
2026-031.3
2026-021.23
2026-011.08
2025-121.05
2025-111.21
2025-101.18
2025-091.24
2025-081.17
2025-071.02
2025-061.06
2025-051.07
2025-041.24
2025-031.36
2025-021.25
2025-011.37
2024-121.26
2024-111.29
2024-101.34

Values are copied as the publisher released them, with no adjustment. Methodology

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