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2009 Ends Warmest Decade on Record

These maps illustrate just how much warmer temperatures were in 2009 and the decade (2000-2009) compared to average temperatures recorded between 1951 and 1980.


NASA images by Robert Simmon, based on data from the Goddard Institute for Space Studies. Caption by Adam Voiland and Holli Riebeek.

Published January 23, 2010
Data acquired January 1, 2000 - December 31, 2009

Source:
In situ Measurement