Beijing Climate Centre

2008: 10th warmest year, weather extremes and reduced Arctic ice

2008-12-16

The year 2008 is likely to rank as the 10th warmest year on record since the beginning of the instrumental climate records in 1850. The global combined sea- and land-surface air temperature is currently estimated at 0.31°C above the 1961-1990 annual average of 14.00°C.

The global average temperature in 2008 was slightly lower than that for the previous years of the 21st century due in particular, to the moderate to strong La Niña that developed in the latter half of 2007.

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