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Global Temperature Report - March 2008

Broken lines outline areas that were cooler than seasonal norms; solid lines outline areas that were warmer than seasonal norms.

by Staff Writers
Huntsville AL (SPX) Apr 24, 2008
The La Nina cooling of the tropical atmosphere continued in March, with temperatures in the tropics falling to their coldest seasonally-adjusted temperature (-0.49 C below the 20-year average for March) since the La Nina of March 1989, according to Dr. John Christy, a professor of atmospheric science and director of the Earth System Science Center (ESSC) at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH).

Tropical temperatures in March 1989 dropped -0.72 C (1.3 degrees Fahrenheit) below seasonal norms. Global trend since Nov. 16, 1978: +0.14 C per decade

March temperatures (preliminary):

- Global composite temp.: +0.09 C (about 0.16 degrees Fahrenheit) above 20-year average for March.

- Northern Hemisphere: +0.43 C (about 0.77 degrees Fahrenheit) above 20-year average for March.

- Southern Hemisphere: - 0.25 C (about 0.45 degrees Fahrenheit) below 20-year average for March.

February temperatures (revised):

- Global Composite: + 0.02 C above 20-year average

- Northern Hemisphere: + 0.25 C above 20-year average

- Southern Hemisphere: - 0.21 C below 20-year average

(All temperature variations are based on a 20-year average (1979-1998) for the month reported.)

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