Arctic posts record warmth over land

The average annual air temperature over Arctic land reached 1.3°C (2.3°F) above average for the year ending in September – the highest since observations began in 1900

RECORD WARMTH

Oct 2014-Sep 2015

800km

Difference

from average

temperature (°C)

500 miles

Alaska

3.0

2.5

2.0

ARCTIC

OCEAN

1.5

1.0

North Pole

0.5

0

–0.5

Greenland

–1.0

NORWAY

–1.5

ARCTIC WARMING

FASTER THAN

GLOBAL AVERAGE

Arctic

(60°-90°N)

Difference from average temperature (°C)

1.0

1981-2010 average

0

Global

–1.0

–2.0

1900

1920

1940

1960

1980

2000

2015

Source: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)