Feb TempLS temperature down 0.05°C

February 2012 temperatures down 0.05°C

The TempLS analysis, based on GHCNV3 land temperatures and the ERSST sea temps, showed a monthly average of 0.18°C, down from 0.23 °C in January. As last month, this is in line with satellite LT trends. There are more details at the latest temperature data page.

Below is the graph (lat/lon) of temperature distribution for February.


This is done with the GISS colors and temperature intervals, and as usual I'll post a comparison when GISS comes out.



And here, from the data page, is the plot of the major indices for the last four months: