Mon October 15, 2012 NOAA: Around World, September Tied Record
For Warmest Temperatures This chart offers another perspective
on just how warm it was around the world last month, the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says. The agency
has been keeping records since 1880 and the "average combined
global land and ocean surface temperature for September 2012
tied with 2005 as the warmest September on record." According to
NOAA's National Climatic Data Center, "the average global
temperature across land and ocean surfaces during September was
0.67°C (1.21°F) above the long-term 20th century average." Also:
"The average global land surface temperature was the third
highest for September on record, behind 2009 (highest) and 2005
(second highest), with widespread warmth around the globe." Some
of our previous posts about NOAA's reports: Meanwhile, the Pew
Research Center for the People & the Press reports today that:
"The percentage of Americans saying there is solid evidence of
global warming has stead