Last eight years to be hottest on record

The past eight years are on track to be the eight warmest on record, fuelled by ever-rising greenhouse gas concentrations and accumulated heat, a United Nations report has found


CHANGE IN GLOBAL MEAN TEMPERATURE (°C) 
Compared to 1850-1900 average

Met Office 
NOAA 
NASA
Japan Meteorological Agency 
Royal Meteorological Society 
Berkeley Earth

1850-1900

2015-22: Likely to be eight warmest years on record

1.0
0.5
0
-0.5
	1860 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020


ANNUAL TEMPERATURE ANOMALIES 2022

Western Eurasia and East Asia 
Exceptionally high summer-average temperatures

Pacific Ocean
Warmer than average conditions surrounding colder La Niña phenomenon

Southern South America and Southern Africa: Colder than average  

Canada: Colder than average

Temperature difference from 1981-2010 average (°C)
-5 -3 -2 -1 -0.5 -0.25 0 0.25 0.5 1 2 3 5 


2022 data to September


Source: World Meteorological Organisation  
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