Global Analysis – January 2014

• The combined average temperature over global land and ocean surfaces for January was the warmest since 2007 and the fourth warmest on record at 12.7°C (54.8°F), or 0.65°C (1.17°F) above the 20^th century average of 12.0°C (53.6°F). The margin of error associated with this temperature is ± 0.08°C (± 0.14°F)
• The global land temperature was the highest since 2007 and the fourth highest on record for January, at 1.17°C (2.11°F) above the 20^th century average of 2.8°C (37.0°F). The margin of error is ± 0.18°C (± 0.32°F).
• For the ocean, the January global sea surface temperature was 0.46°C (0.83°F) above the 20^th century average of 15.8°C (60.5°F), the highest since 2010 and seventh highest on record for January. The margin of error is ± 0.04°C (± 0.07°F).”