THE LAND, OCEAN, AND LAND-OCEAN TEMPERATURE ANOMALIES FOR THE YEARS 1880-2017. They are listed from the hottest (number 1) to the coldest (number 137). The last 20 years are the 20 hottest years on record. The anomalies measure the difference from the 20th century average (1901-2000), in degrees Celsius. Overall Temperatures Land Temperatures Ocean Temperatures Year Anomaly Year Anomaly Year Anomaly 1 2016 +0.9394 1 2016 +1.4357 1 2016 +0.7561 2 2015 +0.9014 2 2015 +1.3394 2 2015 +0.7394 3 2014 +0.7413 3 2007 +1.0979 3 2014 +0.6371 4 2010 +0.7011 4 2010 +1.0840 4 2010 +0.5578 5 2013 +0.6679 5 2005 +1.0432 5 2009 +0.5454 6 2005 +0.6573 6 2014 +1.0172 6 2013 +0.5438 7 2009 +0.6356 7 2013 +0.9970 7 2005 +0.5127 8 1998 +0.6315 8 1998 +0.9474 8 1998 +0.5123 9 2012 +0.6216 9 2002 +0.9249 9 2012 +0.5121 10 2006 +0.6131 10 2006 +0.9120 10 2003 +0.5084 11 2007 +0.6115 11 2012 +0.9114 11 2006 +0.5011 12 2003 +0.6105 12 2011 +0.9025 12 2004 +0.4914 13 2002 +0.5986 13 2003 +0.8805 13 2002 +0.4762 14 2004 +0.5784 14 2009 +0.8758 14 2011 +0.4563 15 2011 +0.5777 15 2008 +0.8641 15 1997 +0.4544 16 2001 +0.5426 16 2001 +0.8104 16 2001 +0.4411 17 2008 +0.5416 17 2004 +0.8089 17 2007 +0.4310 18 1997 +0.5156 18 1999 +0.7853 18 2008 +0.4209 19 1995 +0.4556 19 1995 +0.7645 19 1990 +0.3689 20 1999 +0.4405 20 1997 +0.6761 20 1991 +0.3549 21 1990 +0.4302 21 2000 +0.6277 21 1987 +0.3523 22 2000 +0.4235 22 1990 +0.5930 22 2000 +0.3456 23 1991 +0.4028 23 1988 +0.5505 23 1944 +0.3401 24 1988 +0.3742 24 1991 +0.5273 24 1995 +0.3396 25 1987 +0.3681 25 1981 +0.4870 25 1999 +0.3108 26 1983 +0.3396 26 1983 +0.4831 26 1996 +0.3085 27 1994 +0.3374 27 1994 +0.4427 27 1988 +0.3071 28 1996 +0.3188 28 1987 +0.4070 28 1945 +0.3043 29 1981 +0.2987 29 1989 +0.3861 29 1994 +0.2961 30 1944 +0.2963 30 1996 +0.3420 30 1983 +0.2847 31 1989 +0.2951 31 1993 +0.3416 31 1989 +0.2599 32 1993 +0.2810 32 1973 +0.2938 32 1980 +0.2589 33 1980 +0.2629 33 1986 +0.2760 33 1993 +0.2576 34 1992 +0.2550 34 1980 +0.2682 34 1979 +0.2545 35 1986 +0.2275 35 1992 +0.2589 35 1992 +0.2535 36 1979 +0.2260 36 1944 +0.2189 36 1941 +0.2441 37 1941 +0.1991 37 1963 +0.2107 37 1981 +0.2281 38 1977 +0.1964 38 1977 +0.1976 38 1982 +0.2141 39 1982 +0.1800 39 1953 +0.1833 39 1986 +0.2084 40 1945 +0.1757 40 1938 +0.1730 40 1942 +0.1960 41 1973 +0.1640 41 1962 +0.1660 41 1943 +0.1953 42 1943 +0.1612 42 1979 +0.1435 42 1977 +0.1940 43 1942 +0.1576 43 1958 +0.1347 43 1984 +0.1828 44 1984 +0.1471 44 1975 +0.1227 44 1969 +0.1679 45 1985 +0.1320 45 1961 +0.1101 45 1985 +0.1546 46 1958 +0.1152 46 1941 +0.1074 46 1978 +0.1243 47 1963 +0.1114 47 1943 +0.0990 47 1940 +0.1184 48 1978 +0.1112 48 1939 +0.0916 48 1973 +0.1141 49 1953 +0.1010 49 1982 +0.0846 49 1958 +0.1087 50 1940 +0.0969 50 1942 +0.0765 50 1972 +0.1023 51 1969 +0.0950 51 1978 +0.0749 51 1957 +0.0931 52 1962 +0.0935 52 1985 +0.0658 52 1963 +0.0726 53 1961 +0.0813 53 1947 +0.0631 53 1952 +0.0720 54 1959 +0.0636 54 1959 +0.0608 54 1961 +0.0700 55 1957 +0.0542 55 1940 +0.0489 55 1953 +0.0688 56 1970 +0.0384 56 1948 +0.0485 56 1962 +0.0662 57 1952 +0.0315 57 1984 +0.0459 57 1959 +0.0649 58 1972 +0.0272 58 1926 +0.0183 58 1960 +0.0478 59 1960 +0.0239 59 1970 +0.0166 59 1970 +0.0450 60 1975 +0.0032 60 1967 +0.0016 60 1881 +0.0146 61 1946 -0.0022 61 1946 -0.0088 61 1951 +0.0122 62 1951 -0.0062 62 1932 -0.0133 62 1882 +0.0064 63 1967 -0.0109 63 1934 -0.0150 63 1968 +0.0046 64 1939 -0.0134 64 1937 -0.0255 64 1946 +0.0030 65 1937 -0.0153 65 1931 -0.0298 65 1966 -0.0022 66 1966 -0.0193 66 1960 -0.0371 66 1976 -0.0114 67 1968 -0.0281 67 1971 -0.0422 67 1937 -0.0134 68 1938 -0.0284 68 1957 -0.0443 68 1967 -0.0169 69 1947 -0.0461 69 1949 -0.0474 69 1974 -0.0202 70 1948 -0.0480 70 1921 -0.0492 70 1896 -0.0284 71 1949 -0.0549 71 1951 -0.0561 71 1883 -0.0353 72 1926 -0.0607 72 1915 -0.0633 72 1975 -0.0435 73 1900 -0.0720 73 1966 -0.0668 73 1889 -0.0463 74 1974 -0.0721 74 1952 -0.0709 74 1880 -0.0483 75 1931 -0.0723 75 1945 -0.0709 75 1900 -0.0514 76 1915 -0.0723 76 1914 -0.0724 76 1897 -0.0548 77 1965 -0.0744 77 1930 -0.0800 77 1965 -0.0550 78 1971 -0.0782 78 1928 -0.0904 78 1939 -0.0563 79 1976 -0.0800 79 1925 -0.0922 79 1949 -0.0574 80 1882 -0.0826 80 1969 -0.1011 80 1888 -0.0714 81 1881 -0.0835 81 1901 -0.1063 81 1915 -0.0775 82 1896 -0.0989 82 1936 -0.1096 82 1948 -0.0872 83 1930 -0.0990 83 1968 -0.1127 83 1931 -0.0903 84 1934 -0.1053 84 1955 -0.1193 84 1950 -0.0904 85 1954 -0.1108 85 1965 -0.1254 85 1926 -0.0905 86 1889 -0.1116 86 1935 -0.1316 86 1947 -0.0925 87 1936 -0.1125 87 1900 -0.1453 87 1971 -0.0932 88 1932 -0.1206 88 1927 -0.1482 88 1954 -0.0952 89 1897 -0.1235 89 1954 -0.1515 89 1899 -0.1044 90 1899 -0.1261 90 1972 -0.1778 90 1930 -0.1070 91 1955 -0.1305 91 1923 -0.1935 91 1938 -0.1071 92 1880 -0.1307 92 1899 -0.2021 92 1956 -0.1096 93 1935 -0.1383 93 1974 -0.2142 93 1964 -0.1117 94 1914 -0.1431 94 1906 -0.2173 94 1884 -0.1130 95 1901 -0.1453 95 1922 -0.2240 95 1936 -0.1154 96 1964 -0.1458 96 1964 -0.2360 96 1918 -0.1342 97 1925 -0.1469 97 1924 -0.2410 97 1955 -0.1351 98 1921 -0.1470 98 1976 -0.2573 98 1934 -0.1410 99 1927 -0.1498 99 1920 -0.2783 99 1935 -0.1412 100 1950 -0.1566 100 1896 -0.2944 100 1886 -0.1425 101 1883 -0.1578 101 1897 -0.3177 101 1891 -0.1506 102 1888 -0.1590 102 1919 -0.3209 102 1927 -0.1517 103 1928 -0.1721 103 1950 -0.3239 103 1919 -0.1521 104 1956 -0.1943 104 1889 -0.3280 104 1885 -0.1535 105 1919 -0.2047 105 1933 -0.3385 105 1895 -0.1593 106 1918 -0.2060 106 1913 -0.3456 106 1932 -0.1627 107 1920 -0.2091 107 1910 -0.3464 107 1901 -0.1630 108 1886 -0.2128 108 1902 -0.3565 108 1925 -0.1691 109 1923 -0.2136 109 1916 -0.3599 109 1914 -0.1702 110 1884 -0.2196 110 1918 -0.3658 110 1920 -0.1827 111 1906 -0.2225 111 1894 -0.3771 111 1921 -0.1843 112 1885 -0.2278 112 1898 -0.3955 112 1928 -0.2042 113 1922 -0.2290 113 1909 -0.3991 113 1887 -0.2076 114 1895 -0.2318 114 1929 -0.4073 114 1933 -0.2149 115 1933 -0.2473 115 1903 -0.4096 115 1898 -0.2174 116 1924 -0.2487 116 1956 -0.4109 116 1902 -0.2220 117 1902 -0.2544 117 1895 -0.4262 117 1923 -0.2226 118 1887 -0.2603 118 1882 -0.4312 118 1906 -0.2279 119 1898 -0.2628 119 1905 -0.4432 119 1917 -0.2281 120 1891 -0.2639 120 1911 -0.4530 120 1922 -0.2328 121 1894 -0.2872 121 1881 -0.4674 121 1893 -0.2370 122 1916 -0.2930 122 1887 -0.4695 122 1892 -0.2378 123 1929 -0.2965 123 1888 -0.4722 123 1905 -0.2492 124 1905 -0.2996 124 1880 -0.4775 124 1924 -0.2534 125 1917 -0.3131 125 1904 -0.4813 125 1929 -0.2553 126 1892 -0.3154 126 1886 -0.4916 126 1894 -0.2554 127 1913 -0.3217 127 1908 -0.4988 127 1916 -0.2646 128 1893 -0.3300 128 1917 -0.5123 128 1912 -0.2701 129 1890 -0.3336 129 1890 -0.5136 129 1890 -0.2769 130 1912 -0.3344 130 1912 -0.5205 130 1907 -0.2945 131 1903 -0.3436 131 1885 -0.5303 131 1913 -0.3165 132 1907 -0.3743 132 1892 -0.5362 132 1903 -0.3248 133 1910 -0.3869 133 1891 -0.5751 133 1910 -0.4041 134 1904 -0.4249 134 1893 -0.5926 134 1904 -0.4087 135 1909 -0.4325 135 1907 -0.6076 135 1908 -0.4304 136 1911 -0.4387 136 1883 -0.6190 136 1911 -0.4361 137 1908 -0.4456 137 1884 -0.6275 137 1909 -0.4464 The anomalies measure the difference from the 20th century average (1901-2000). 20th century average land-ocean surface temperature: 13.9 °C 20th century average land surface temperature: 8.5 °C 20th century average ocean surface temperature: 16.1 °C Data from : http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/monitoring-references/faq/anomalies.php INFORMATION CONCERNING ICE SHEET MELTING: Have a look at http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/fs2-00/ The U.S. Geological Survey people claim that; the Greenland ice sheet melting will raise sea-level 6.55 meters (21.5 feet), the West Antarctica ice sheet melting will raise sea-level 8.06 meters (26.4 feet), the East Antarctica ice sheet melting will raise sea-level 64.8 meters (212.6 feet), and all other ice melting will raise sea-level 0.91 meters (3 feet). For a grand total of 80.32 meters (263.5 feet). Scientific studies have found significant melting of the Greenland ice sheet. Kurt Kjaer, science director at the Natural History Museum of Denmark, and colleagues used the aerial data to create a map of ice sheet elevations in Northwest Greenland. This was done by matching pairs of photographs of the same area of ice taken from slightly different angles to create a three-dimensional image. The scientists then used satellite data to extend the record up to the present day. Using these digitally produced models of the area’s elevation, the scientists found high amounts of ice thinning — up to 500 feet in some places — had occurred on the ice sheet during the last 25 years. http://articles.latimes.com/2012/aug/08/science/la-sci-sn-greenland-ice-melts-in-fits-and-starts-study-finds-20120808 Note the emphasis in the article on the supposed fits and starts. This was designed to blunt the findings of the study.