Antarctic sea ice coverage shrank to near-record low
March continued the planet’s exceedingly warm start to 2022, ranking as the fifth-warmest March in 143 years. The year so far ranks as the fifth-warmest globally since 1880, according to scientists from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information. Below are more highlights from NOAA’s latest monthly global climate report:
Climate by the numbers: March 2022
The average global land and ocean-surface temperature for March was 1.71 degrees F (0.95 of a degree C) above the 20th-century average of 54.9 degrees (12.7 degrees C), ranking as the fifth-warmest March in the global climate record.
March 2022 also was the 46th consecutive March and the 447th consecutive month with temperatures above the 20th-century average.
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