February 2022: Earth’s 7th-Warmest February on Record

By Pam Knox

NOAA released their latest global climate summary earlier this week. It covers February and the winter months of December through February. The data show that for the earth as a whole, this was the 7th warmest February on record, in spite of being in a La Nina when the earth’s temperatures are usually cooler than average. The maps below show the rankings of temperature for February and Dec-Feb across the world. Note that the Eastern Pacific where La Nina is active is nearly the only place with temperatures ranked below average. You can read more from NOAA at February 2022 was Earth’s 7th warmest on record | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (noaa.gov) Yale Climate Connections also has an article about it linked below the maps