UAH v6.1 Global Temperature Update for May, 2026: +0.53 deg. C

 June 2nd, 2026 by Roy W. Spencer, Ph. D.  

The Version 6.1 global average lower tropospheric temperature (LT) anomaly for May, 2026 was +0.53 deg. C departure from the 1991-2020 mean, which is up from the April, 2026 value of +0.39 deg. C..

The Version 6.1 global area-averaged linear temperature trend (January 1979 through May 2026) remains at +0.16 deg/ C/decade (+0.22 C/decade over land, +0.13 C/decade over oceans).

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metmike: This seems a bit early for the warming tropical Pacific to cause global temps to go up but that could be part of it. With high confidence, global temperatures will be HIGHER later this year from this SUPER El Nino.