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LATESTMEASUREMENT:LATESTANNUALAVERAGEANOMALY:2021CreatedwithSketch.Anexampleofatemperatureanomalyishowmuchwarmerorcolderthanthelong-termaverageaunitoftimesomethingis(likehowmuchwarmerthanaveragethemostrecentyearwasglobally).downloaddata[1]KeyTakeaway:Earth’sglobalaveragesurfacetemperaturein2020tiedwith2016asthehottestyearonrecord,continuingalong-termwarmingtrendduetohumanactivities.Thisgraphshowsthechangeinglobalsurfacetemperaturecomparedtothelong-termaveragefrom1951to1980.Theyear2020tiedwit...
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2021 Created with Sketch.An example of a temperature anomaly is how much warmer or colder than the long-term average a unit of time something is (like how much warmer than average the most recent year was globally).
download data [1] Key Takeaway:Earth’s global average surface temperature in 2020 tied with 2016 as the hottest year on record, continuing a long-term warming trend due to human activities.
This graph shows the change in global surface temperature compared to the long-term average from 1951 to 1980. The year 2020 tied with 2016 for the hottest year on record since recordkeeping began in 1880 (source: NASA/GISS[2]). NASA’s analyses generally match independent analyses prepared by the Climatic Research Unit[3] and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration[4] (NOAA).
The animation on the right shows the change in global surfac...