2023 was the warmest year on record, (NOAA)

Earth’s average land and ocean surface temperature in 2023 was 1.18ºC above the 20th century, the highest global temperature among all years in NOAA’s 1850-2023 climate record. It also beats the next warmest year, 2016, by a record-setting margin of 0.15ºC.

The 10 warmest years since 1850 have all occurred in the past decade. In fact, the average global temperature for 2023 exceeded the pre-industrial (1850-1900) average by 1.35ºC.

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• 2023 was the world’s warmest year on record, by far
• NASA Analysis Confirms 2023 as Warmest Year on Record
• Figure with Global Annual Mean Surface Air Temperature Change since 1880 to 2023