February global temperature anomaly sets new record for the globe
December-February also breaks existing temperature records
March 17, 2016
Record warmth across the globe was aided by a strong El Niño that peaked during the winter. The average temperature for the globe during December-February was 2.03°F above the 20th century average according to scientists from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information. This was the highest temperature for December-February in the 1880-2016 record, surpassing the previous record set in 2015/16 by 0.52°F. This also marks the highest 3-month departure from average for any 3-month period on record, surpassing the previous record set last month, November 2015-January 2016, by 0.16°F. The February average temperature for the globe was 2.18°F above the 20th century average. This was not only the highest for the month of February in the 1880-2016 record (surpassing the previous record set in 2015 by 0.59°F ), but it surpassed the all-time monthly record set just two months ago in December 2015 by 0.16°F. February 2016 also marks the 10th consecutive month a monthly global temperature record has been broken. More: Find NOAA’s reports and download images by visiting the NCEI website.
Rekod dari Pentadbiran Atmosfera dan Lautan Nasional (NOAA) menunjukkan bahawa Februari 2016 merupakan bulan paling panas di seantero dunia sejak 1880 an. Bulan terbabit dilaporkan mencatat "suhu tertinggi daripada 1,646 bulan dalam rekod" dengan suhu purata 1.21 darjah Celcius lebih tinggi pada suhu perata abad ke-20. "Suhu purata global di darat dan permukaan lautan untuk Februari 2016 adalah yang tertinggi bagi bulan Februari dalam rekod data suhu global NOAA, dicatat sejak tahun 1880 an," kata NOAA dalam kenyataannya. Menurut saintis kerajaan Amerika Syarikat rekod terbaru itu berpunca dari akibat perubahan suhu buatan manusia dan pembakaran bahan api fosil yang mengeluarkan gas rumah hijau ke atmosfera.
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