The March global surface temperature was 2.36°F (1.31°C) above the 20th-century average of 54.9°F (12.7°C), making it the third-warmest March on record.
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The average temperature of the contiguous U.S. in March was 46.9°F, 5.4°F above average.
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The February global surface temperature was 2.27°F (1.26°C) above the 20th-century average of 53.8°F (12.1°C), making it the third-warmest February on record.
The average temperature of the contiguous U.S. in February was 34.9°F, 1.0°F above average, ranking in the middle third of the 131-year record.
January temperature marks a new global milestone. Temperatures were above average over much of the globe, but much below average over the United States, Greenland, and far eastern Russia.
The average temperature of the contiguous U.S. in January was 29.2°F, 0.9°F below average, ranking in the coolest third of the 131-year record and the coldest January on record (2005–25) for the U.S. Climate Reference Network (USCRN).
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NOAA clasificó el 2024 como el año más cálido en el récord de la temperatura global, que comienza en 1850.
The global land and ocean temperature departure from average for 2024 was the highest on record.
During 2024, the average contiguous U.S. temperature was 55.5°F, 3.5°F above the 20th-century average.
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