Earth simply skilled its second hottest February on document, based on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI.)
Average world temperatures for February 2020 have been the second highest for the month of February in local weather information going again to 1880, the company mentioned.
This common world land and ocean floor temperature was 2.11°F above the twentieth century common of 53.8°F. This can be the third-highest month-to-month temperature departure from the common on document.
Significantly, the ten warmest Februarys on Earth have all occurred since 1998. And February 2020 is the 422nd consecutive month the place temperatures have been above the twentieth century common.
The Northern Hemisphere additionally skilled its second-warmest February on document with a departure from common of two.84°F. Likewise, the common temperature for the Southern Hemisphere was 1.37°F above common this February, tying with 2017 and 2019 for second-warmest on document.
“The most notable warmer-than-average February 2020 temperatures were present across much of western and central Russia, parts of eastern Europe, and Kazakhstan, where temperatures were 9°F above average or higher,” the NOAA mentioned. “The most notable cool temperature departures from average during February were observed across much of Alaska and parts of northern Canada and Far East Russia, with temperatures at least 5.4°F below average.”
“Record-warm February surface temperatures were present across parts of the Atlantic, Indian and western Pacific oceans, as well as parts of northern South America, Asia, Africa, and Europe. No land or ocean areas had record-cold February temperatures,” based on the NOAA.
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Furthermore, Asia and the Caribbean area each skilled their warmest Februaries on document, with temperatures of seven.36°F and 1.96°F above common, respectively.
According to the NOAA, this previous winter within the Northern Hemisphere — December to February — was tied for the second-warmest ever, with Europe and Asia recorded their warmest ever winters. Meanwhile, the Southern Hemisphere recorded its second-warmest summer season on document.
The heat temperatures skilled in February additionally had an impression on sea ice, with protection beneath common at each poles.
“The month saw Arctic sea ice coverage at four percent below the 1981 – 2010 average, while coverage in the Antarctic was 6.5 percent below average. Still, Antarctica saw its highest February sea ice extent since 2015,” based on the National Snow and Ice Data Center.
A statistical evaluation performed by NCEI scientists predicts that 2020 could be very more likely to be among the many 5 warmest years on document. Currently, the warmest years on document are — so as beginning with the most popular — 2016, 2019, 2015, 2017, and 2018.