Polar sea ice coverage was fourth-lowest on record for November.
Polar sea ice coverage was fourth-lowest on record for November.
Last month was another unusually warm month, as the planet saw its ninth-warmest November on record.
Looking at the Arctic and Antarctic, both poles had their top-10 lowest November sea ice coverage on record.
Below are more highlights from NOAA’s November global climate report:
Climate by the Numbers
November 2022
The average global land and ocean surface temperature for November 2022 was 1.37 degrees F (0.76 of a degree C) above the 20th-century average. This ranks as the ninth-warmest November in 143 years, but the coolest November since 2014.
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