July NCEP/NCAR up 0.058°C

In the Moyhu NCEP/NCAR index, the monthly reanalysis average rose from 0.241°C in June to 0.299°C in July, 2017. This is lower than July 2016 but considerably higher than July 2015. The interesting point was a sudden rise on about July 24, which is responsible for all the increase since June. It may be tapering off now.

It was generally warm in temperate Asia and the Middle East, and even Australia. Antarctica was mixed, not as cold as June. The Arctic has been fairly cool.