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How Warm Was Summer 2010?

2010 was the 4th warmest summer in the 131-year-temperature record. Unusually warm summers in the U.S. and Europe created the impression of global warming run amuck, but extrapolating global trends based on one or two regions can be misleading.


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

Published October 1, 2010
Data acquired June 1 - August 31, 2010

Source:
In situ Measurement