February 2nd, 2024 by Roy W. Spencer, Ph. D.
The Version 6 global average lower tropospheric temperature (LT) anomaly for January, 2024 was +0.86 deg. C departure from the 1991-2020 mean, up slightly from the December, 2023 anomaly of +0.83 deg. C.
The linear warming trend since January, 1979 now stands at +0.15 C/decade (+0.13 C/decade over the global-averaged oceans, and +0.20 C/decade over global-averaged land).
New monthly record high temperatures were set in January for:
Brian Brettschneider@Climatologist49
On this date in 1899, Galveston Bay (Texas) froze over. Ice also floated past New Orleans. This map shows the lowest temperature in February 1899.
It has been an incredibly warm February so far across the USA, with average temp anomalies pushing +20 deg F in the Upper Midwest/Northern Plains. Many areas are having their warmest ever Febs and near-term forecasts don't show signs of a widespread shift back to cold.
