Global Temperature Anomaly Map

From a satellite’s point of view, the “surface” is whatever it sees when it looks through the atmosphere to the ground. These maps do not depict absolute temperature but instead show temperature anomalies, or how much it has changed. Regular gridded anomaly maps from the basic files.

These maps do not depict absolute temperature but instead show temperature anomalies, or how much it has changed. Note that blue is below normal and red is above normal. The year 2020 ties with 2016 as the warmest on record.

Higher than normal temperatures are shown in red and lower than normal temperatures are shown in blue.

An anomaly is a departure from average conditions. Latest additional overview maps on global temperature anomalies have been produced as dg echo daily maps, available on the ercc. In 2016, the combined land and ocean surface temperature was 1.69°f (0.94°c) above the 20th century average, making the year the warmest since records began in 1880. Please note that not all products are available for all dates and time periods.