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‘upper air’ fragment interpreted, (original work by Val Britton)
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NOAA National Climate Data Center Global Analysis - October 2014
October 2014 Selected Climate Anomalies and Events Map
National Climate Data Center - Global Highlights
The combined average temperature over global land and ocean surfaces for October 2014 was the highest on record for October, at 0.74°C (1.33°F) above the 20th century average of 14.0°C (57.1°F).
The global land surface temperature was 1.05°C (1.89°F) above the 20th century average of 9.3°C (48.7°F)—the fifth highest for October on record.
For the ocean, the October global sea surface temperature was 0.62°C (1.12°F) above the 20th century average of 15.9°C (60.6°F) and the highest for October on record.
The combined global land and ocean average surface temperature for the January–October period (year-to-date) was 0.68°C (1.22°F) above the 20th century average of 14.1°C (57.4°F). The first ten months of 2014 were the warmest such period on record.
Introduction
Temperature anomalies and percentiles are shown on gridded maps. (Global Historical Climatology Network, GHCN) and sea surface temperature (ERSST.v3b) anomaly analysis developed by Smith et al. (2008). Temperature anomalies for land and ocean are analyzed separately and then merged to form the global analysis. For more information, please visit NCDC's Global Surface Temperature Anomalies page. The maps are percentile maps that complement the information provided by the anomaly maps. These provide additional information by placing the temperature anomaly observed for a specific place and time period into historical perspective, showing how the most current month, season, or year compares with the past.
The most current data may be accessed via the Global Surface Temperature Anomalies page.
Temperatures
In the atmosphere, 500-millibar height pressure anomalies correlate well with temperatures at the Earth's surface. The average position of the upper-level ridges of high pressure and troughs of low pressure—depicted by positive and negative 500-millibar height anomalies on the October 2014 and August 2014–October 2014 maps—is generally reflected by areas of positive and negative temperature anomalies at the surface, respectively.
With records dating back to 1880, the global temperature averaged across the world's land and ocean surfaces for October 2014 was the highest on record for the month, at 0.74°C (1.33°F) above the 20th century average. This also marks the third consecutive month and fifth of the past six with a record high global temperature for its respective month (July was fourth highest).
The record high October temperature was driven by warmth across the globe over both the land and ocean surfaces and was fairly evenly distributed between the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. The Southern Hemisphere was record warm overall with a record high land surface temperature for the month. The Northern Hemisphere was third warmest on record for October, with a record high average sea surface temperature.
Globally, the average land surface temperature was the fifth highest on record for October, at 1.05°C (1.89°F) above the 20th century average. Record warmth in much of southern South America and large parts of southern and western Australia contributed to the record high average land surface temperature in the Southern Hemisphere. In the Northern Hemisphere, record warmth was also observed in parts of southern Europe, the western coastal regions of the United States, and much of Far East Russia. On the other hand, parts of central Siberia observed temperatures 4–5°C (7–9°F) below average, as indicated by the Land & Ocean Temperature Departure from Average map.
Select national information is highlighted below. (Please note that different countries report anomalies with respect to different base periods. The information provided here is based directly upon these data):
Australia observed its highest nationally-averaged maximum temperature for October since official records began in 1910, at 2.76°C (4.97°F) above the 1961–1990 average. Combined with the eighth highest October minimum temperature on record, the mean October temperature (average of maximum and minimum temperatures) for the country was the second highest on record at 1.91°C (3.44°F) above average, behind only 1988. The warmth was notable for its spread across Australia; New South Wales, South Australia, and Western Australia all had record high mean temperatures for the month while Victoria had its second highest.
Austria had its seventh warmest October since national records began in 1767, with a temperature 2.2°C (4.0°F) higher than the 1981–2010 average. According to ZAMG, even if observed monthly temperatures during November and December are average, 2014 will still be the warmest year in the country's 248-year period of record.
Germany observed its third warmest October since national records began in 1881. The temperature was 2.9°C (5.2°F) higher than the 1961–1990 average and 2.7°C (4.9°F) higher than the more recent 1981–2010 average.
The October temperature for Norway was 1.8°C (3.2°F) higher than the 1981–2010 average. Parts of Rogeland and some areas in Østafjells observed temperatures 3–4°C (5–7°F) above their average.
Denmark had its second warmest October since national records began in 1874, just 0.1°C (0.2°F) cooler than the record warmest October of 2006.
October 2014 in the United Kingdom tied as the 10th warmest October since national records began in 1910, at 1.6°C (2.9°F) above the 1981–2010 average. The October temperature for England was 1.9°C (3.4°F) higher than average, tying as the seventh highest temperature on record for October.
Switzerland had its fourth warmest October in the country's 150-year period of record. Measurement stations in Lugano, Locarno, Sion, and Geneva all reported record high temperatures for October, with Sion and Geneva 3°C (5°F) warmer than average for the month.
With records dating back to 1900, France also had its fourth warmest October, with a temperature 2.4°C (4.3°F) higher than the 1981–2010 average.
Sweden was warmer than average during October, with the southern half of the country experiencing temperatures 2–4°C (4–7°F) above their October averages. On October 28, the daily average temperature in Stockholm was 14.2°C, the highest daily average observed so late in the year since records began in 1756.
The global oceans were the warmest on record for October, with a temperature that averaged 0.62°C (1.12°F) higher than the 20th century average. This marks the sixth month in a row (beginning in May 2014) that the global ocean temperature broke its monthly temperature record. October 2014 also ties with June 2014 for the third highest ocean temperature departure on average for any month on record; the second highest departure from average occurred in August 2014 and the all-time highest occurred just last month.
These record and near-record warm global sea surface temperatures have all occurred in the absence of El Niño, a large-scale warming of the eastern and central equatorial Pacific Ocean that generally occurs every five to seven years on average. However, there is close to a 60 percent chance for El Niño to officially develop during the Northern Hemisphere winter, according to NOAA's Climate Prediction Center. The potential El Niño is favored to be weak and last into Northern Hemisphere spring 2015. This forecast focuses on the ocean surface temperatures between 5°N and 5°S latitude and 170°W to 120°W longitude.
Global Snow & Ice - October 2014
Upper Air - October 2014
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