December global surface TempLS down 0.09°C from November, but record warm 2024.

The TempLS FEM anomaly (1961-90 base) was 1.062°C in December, down from 1.153°C in November. It was,the second warmest December, after 2023.

As long expected, 2024 was the warmest year in the record, at 1.134°C, with 2023 next at 1.018°C. Here is a graph of the progress of the annual records. The colors change when there was a new record, shown by a subsequent horizontal line:



Here is the stacked graph of months, showing how the warmth was sustained:


Here is the temperature map, using the FEM-based map of anomalies. Use the arrows to see different 2D projections.

As always, the 3D globe map gives better detail. There are more graphs and a station map in the ongoing report which is updated daily.