FOX Carolina 21Global Temperature Trend for January - Warmer or Colder?

Global Temperature Report: January 2012


(prior trend) --- Global climate trend since Nov. 16, 1978: +0.14 C per decade


January temperatures (preliminary):

Global composite temp.: -0.09 C (about 0.16 degrees Fahrenheit) below 30-year average for January.

Northern Hemisphere: -0.06 C (about 0.11 degrees Fahrenheit) below 30-year average for January.

Southern Hemisphere: -0.13 C (about 0.23 degrees Fahrenheit) below 30-year average for January.

Tropics: -0.13 C (about 0.23 degrees Fahrenheit) below 30-year average for January.

This information provided in conjunction with NASA through Phillip Gentry at the University of Alabama-Huntsville.  Also, the image (at right) was released from NASA on Friday.