Warmest September since 'reliable instrumental records' began

On October 13, the US government's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced that the average global temperature for combined land and ocean surfaces for September 2005 was 0.63ø C above the 1880-2004 long-term mean. It was the warmest September since 1880, when reliable instrumental records began to be kept. The second warmest September was in 2003, at 0.57ø C above the mean. Land surface temperatures were highest on record for a September, with temperatures 2.8ø C above normal across large parts of Asia and North America. Ocean temperatures were the third highest on record. For more information visit <http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2005/s2521.htm>.

From Green Left Weekly, November 2, 2005.

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From GLW issue 647