Extracts by Dr Strong:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQe0EQnWr7Q&ab_channel=drkstrong

Original report:

https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/monthly-report/global/202313

Welcome to Monk the Grub's personal Forum Board because his own PA Forum is crap.  ;D

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Global Temperatures The year 2023 was the warmest year since global records began in 1850 at 1.18°C (2.12°F) above the 20th century average of 13.9°C (57.0°F). This value is 0.15°C (0.27°F) more than the previous record set in 2016. The 10 warmest years in the 174-year record have all occurred during the last decade (2014–2023). Of note, the year 2005, which was the first year to set a new global temperature record in the 21st century, is now the 12th-warmest year on record. The year 2010, which had surpassed 2005 at the time, now ranks as the 11th-warmest year on record.

https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/monitoring-content/sotc/global/2023/dec/global-land-ocean-anomalies-202301-202312.png

I invite you to have a good look at that bar chart.

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Unlike the previous two years (2021 and 2022), which were squarely entrenched in a cold phase El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) episode, also known as La Niña, 2023 quickly moved into ENSO neutral territory, transitioning to a warm phase episode, El Niño, by June. ENSO not only affects global weather patterns, but it also affects global temperatures. As seen in the image below, during the warm phase of ENSO (El Niño), global temperatures tend to be warmer than ENSO-neutral or La Niña years, while global temperatures tend to be slightly cooler during cold phase ENSO episodes (La Niña). Despite 2021 and 2022 not ranking among the five warmest years on record, the global annual temperature increased at an average rate of 0.06°C (0.11°F) per decade since 1850 and more than three times that rate (0.20°C / 0.36°F) since 1982.

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It seems that the increase in temperatures is accelerating.

https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/monitoring-content/sotc/global/enso-bars/enso-bars.195001.202312.png

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During 2023, each monthly global surface temperature anomaly value ranked among the seven warmest with June through December each ranking as the warmest such month on record. The July global temperature value was likely the warmest of all months on record and the July, August, and September temperature anomalies each exceeded 1.0°C (1.8°F) above the long-term average for the first time on record. The September anomaly value of 1.44°C (2.59°F) was the largest positive monthly global temperature anomaly for any month on record. Global ocean temperatures in 2023 were also noteworthly with nine-consecutive months (April–December) of record warm temperatures. The September ocean temperature anomaly value (+1.04°C/+1.87°F) was warmest of any month on record. The Northern Hemisphere summer season (June–August) was warmest on record and the Northern Hemisphere autumn (September–November) was not only the warmest such period on record, it exceeded the previous record from 2015 by 0.39°C (0.70°F) and was the largest positive seasonal anomaly for any season on record in the Northern Hemisphere. The 2023 Northern Hemisphere surface temperature was also warmest on record at +1.54°C (+2.77°F). Meanwhile, the Southern Hemisphere had its warmest year on record, with a temperature that was 0.82°C (1.48°F) above the 20th century average.