Historical data relating to global climate change

compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last updated 20 July 2013

See notes after table for explanations and sources.

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        |               global mean                  |N. hemis| atmospheric CO2 | annual | season | annual | atmosph | Earth | sunspot |        solar irradiance      | volcanic |    
   year |          temperature deviations            |temp dev|                 | change |  cycle |  man-  |   CH4   | mean  | number  |                              |   dust   |year
        |                                            |        |                 |   in   | change |  made  |         | albedo|         |                              |    in    |    
        | CRU      GHCN    radio-    radio-    MSU   |reconstr|Hawaii  Antarctic| atmosp |   in   |  CO2   | combined|       |         | satellite                    |atmosphere|    
        |surface  surface  sonde     sonde     sat.  |        |  air   ice cores|   CO2  | atmosp |emission|  series |       |         |            reconstr  reconstr|          |    
        |series   series   balloon   surface         |        |                 |        |   CO2  |        |         |       |         |                              | (optical |    
        |             (degrees Celsius)              |(deg C) |   (ppm volume)  | (Tg C) | (Tg C) | (Tg C) |(ppm vol)|       |         |     (watts per sq. meter)    |  depth)  |    
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        |  T1   |  T2    |   T3    |  T4   |   T5    |   T6   |   C1    |  C2   |   C3   |   C4   |   C5   |   M1    |  A1   |   S1    |    S2     |   S3    |   S4   |   V1     |    
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      1                                                 -0.53                                                                   30.6 S                                               0
     50                                                 -0.43                                                                   30.4 S                                              50
    100                                                 -0.36                                                                   29.9 S                                             100
    150                                                 -0.38                                                                   23.5 S                                             150
    200                                                 -0.43                                                                   39.0 S                                             200
    250                                                 -0.35                                                                   15.0 S                                             250
    300                                                 -0.39                                                                   44.9 S                                             300
    350                                                 -0.40                                                                   26.5 S                                             350
    400                                                 -0.43                                                                   25.8 S                                             400
    450                                                 -0.43                                                                   19.2 S                                             450
    500                                                 -0.43                                                                   35.9 S                                             500
    550                                                 -0.53                                                                   20.2 S                                             550
    600                                                 -0.38                                                                   23.5 S                                             600
    650                                                 -0.39                                                                   11.2 S                                             650
    700                                                 -0.26                                                                    9.3 S                                             700
    750                                                 -0.33                                                                   29.0 S                                             750
    800                                                 -0.36                                                                   18.1 S                                  0.0082 S   800
    850                                                 -0.29                                                                   28.3 S                         1365.7   0.0111 S   850
    900                                                 -0.27                                                                   11.3 S                         1365.3   0.0065 S   900
    950                                                 -0.25                                                                   28.3 S                         1366.6   0.0082 S   950
   1000                                                 -0.03              279.5      40                       750              14.8 S                         1365.3   0.0076 S  1000
   1050                                                 -0.16              280.5      60                       762               6.3 S                         1362.3   0.0072 S  1050
   1100                                                 -0.03              282.5      70                       760              30.7 S                         1366.0   0.0045 S  1100
   1150                                                 -0.21              283.9      20                       770              28.9 S                         1368.0   0.0045 S  1150
   1200                                                 -0.24              283.6     -40                       768              22.3 S                         1367.5   0.0078 S  1200
   1250                                                 -0.30              281.9     -10                       745              19.9 S                         1366.1   0.0390 S  1250
   1300                                                 -0.47              283.0       5                       753              -3.2 S                         1364.4   0.0150 S  1300
   1350                                                 -0.32              282.1     -60                       758              20.7 S                         1364.7   0.0087 S  1350
   1400                                                 -0.30              280.3     -30                       763               5.1 S                         1364.2   0.0040 S  1400
   1450                                                 -0.49              280.8      40                       766              -4.4 S                         1360.1   0.0210 S  1450
   1500                                                 -0.51              282.2      40                       777               2.6 S                         1362.3   0.0042 S  1500
   1550                                                 -0.66              282.8    -120                       788              12.0 S                         1361.2   0.0033    1550
   1600                                                 -0.73              276.4    -140                       751              30.7 S                         1364.5   0.0167    1600
   1650                                                 -0.64              276.4       5                       759               3.1 S                1363.66  1363.6   0.0102    1650
   1700                                                 -0.67              276.7      10                       759              -2.5 S                1363.60  1362.2   0.0096    1700
   1750                                                 -0.50              277.0      90               3       779              27.8 S                1364.60  1367.1   0.0083    1750
                                                                                                                                                                                      
   1800                                                 -0.40              282.9     260               8       814              14.5                  1364.31  1365.3   0.0009    1800
   1801                                                 -0.44              283.0     210               8       815              34.0                  1364.55  1365.3   0.0030    1801
   1802                                                 -0.34              283.1     210              10       816              45.0                  1364.40  1365.3   0.0036    1802
   1803                                                 -0.29              283.2     210               9       817              43.1                  1364.23  1365.3   0.0046    1803
   1804                                                 -0.37              283.3     210               9       818              47.5                  1364.19  1365.2   0.0019    1804
   1805                                                 -0.42              283.4     210               9       819              42.2                  1364.15  1365.2   0.0042    1805
   1806                                                 -0.45              283.5     170              10       820              28.1                  1364.02  1365.2   0.0011    1806
   1807                                                 -0.45              283.6     170              10       821              10.1                  1363.93  1365.2   0.0021    1807
   1808                                                 -0.40              283.6     170              10       822               8.1                  1363.87  1365.1   0.0000    1808
   1809                                                 -0.35              283.7     170              10       823               2.5                  1363.81  1365.1   0.2107    1809
   1810                                                 -0.38              283.8     170              10       824               0.0                  1363.80  1365.0   0.2308    1810
   1811                                                 -0.57              283.8      90              11       825               1.4                  1363.84  1365.0   0.0537    1811
   1812                                                 -0.87              283.9      90              11       826               5.0                  1363.92  1364.9   0.0055    1812
   1813                                                 -1.01              283.9      90              11       827              12.2                  1364.00  1364.8   0.0018    1813
   1814                                                 -0.89              284.0      90              11       828              13.9                  1364.07  1364.7   0.0008    1814
   1815                                                 -0.77              284.0      90              12       829              35.4                  1364.15  1364.7   0.4993    1815
   1816                                                 -0.69              284.0      90              13       829              45.8                  1364.24  1364.6   0.3260    1816
   1817                                                 -0.60              284.1      90              14       830              41.0                  1364.19  1364.5   0.0798    1817
   1818                                                 -0.59              284.1      90              14       831              30.1                  1364.14  1364.5   0.0024    1818
   1819                                                 -0.65              284.2      90              14       832              23.9                  1364.13  1364.4   0.0015    1819
   1820                                                 -0.61              284.2      90              14       833              15.6                  1364.08  1364.4   0.0023    1820
   1821                                                 -0.55              284.2      40              14       834               6.6                  1364.12  1364.3   0.0070    1821
   1822                                                 -0.62              284.2      40              15       835               4.0                  1364.24  1364.3   0.0075    1822
   1823                                                 -0.72              284.3      40              16       836               1.8                  1364.29  1364.2   0.0002    1823
   1824                                                 -0.72              284.3      40              16       837               8.5                  1364.37  1364.1   0.0035    1824
   1825                                                 -0.59              284.3      40              17       838              16.6                  1364.46  1364.1   0.0003    1825
   1826                                                 -0.43              284.3      40              17       839              36.3                  1364.57  1364.0   0.0055    1826
   1827                                                 -0.32              284.3      40              18       840              49.6                  1364.69  1363.9   0.0003    1827
   1828                                                 -0.32              284.4      40              18       840              64.2                  1364.77  1363.9   0.0039    1828
   1829                                                 -0.39              284.4      40              18       840              67.0                  1364.80  1363.8   0.0005    1829
   1830                                                 -0.40              284.4      40              24       840              70.9                  1364.85  1363.9   0.0062    1830
   1831                                                 -0.45              284.4    -110              23       840              47.8                  1364.72  1364.0   0.0702    1831
   1832                                                 -0.49              284.3    -110              23       840              27.5                  1364.65  1364.1   0.0570    1832
   1833                                                 -0.50              284.1    -430              24       840               8.5                  1364.61  1364.1   0.0000    1833
   1834                                                 -0.61              284.0    -210              24       840              13.2                  1364.68  1364.2   0.0080    1834
   1835                                                 -0.75              283.8    -430              25       842              56.9                  1364.95  1364.3   0.1815    1835
   1836                                                 -0.80              283.7    -210              29       843             121.5                  1365.34  1364.5   0.1527    1836
   1837                                                 -0.70              283.5    -430              29       844             138.3                  1365.43  1364.6   0.0216    1837
   1838                                                 -0.53              283.4    -210              30       846             103.2                  1365.25  1364.8   0.0090    1838
   1839                                                 -0.44              283.4       0              31       847              85.7                  1365.18  1365.0   0.0000    1839
   1840                                                 -0.47              283.4       0              33       848              64.6                  1365.07  1365.2   0.0004    1840
   1841                                                 -0.58              283.4       0              34       850              36.7                  1364.92  1365.3   0.0030    1841
   1842                                                 -0.64              283.5     210              36       851              24.2                  1364.86  1365.5   0.0012    1842
   1843                                                 -0.62              283.6     210              37       850              10.7                  1364.81  1365.6   0.0007    1843
   1844                                                 -0.65              283.7     210              39       850              15.0                  1364.85  1365.6   0.0022    1844
   1845                                                 -0.63              283.9     430              43       849              40.1                  1364.98  1365.7   0.0071    1845
   1846                                                 -0.51              284.1     430              43       848              61.5                  1365.08  1365.7   0.0036    1846
   1847                                                 -0.44              284.2     210              46       848              98.5                  1365.18  1365.8   0.0006    1847
   1848                                                 -0.39              284.4     430              47       852             124.7                  1365.38  1365.8   0.0029    1848
   1849                                                 -0.38              284.6     430              50       856              96.3                  1365.39  1365.9   0.0038    1849
   1850   -0.51                                         -0.43              284.7     210              54       861              66.6                  1365.20  1365.9   0.0000    1850
   1851   -0.38                                         -0.44              284.9     430              54       865              64.5                  1365.16  1366.0   0.0000    1851
   1852   -0.38                                         -0.38              285.0     210              57       870              54.1                  1365.02  1366.0   0.0017    1852
   1853   -0.41                                         -0.29              285.1     210              59       867              39.0                  1364.88  1366.1   0.0075    1853
   1854   -0.37                                         -0.18              285.3     430              69       865              20.6                  1364.77  1366.1   0.0032    1854
   1855   -0.41                                         -0.29              285.4     210              71       862               6.7                  1364.72  1366.2   0.0043    1855
   1856   -0.48                                         -0.56              285.6     430              76       860               4.3                  1364.76  1366.2   0.0033    1856
   1857   -0.55                                         -0.61              285.7     210              77       862              22.7                  1364.89  1366.3   0.0014    1857
   1858   -0.56                                         -0.46              285.9     430              78       864              54.8                  1365.10  1366.3   0.0013    1858
   1859   -0.43                                         -0.33              286.1     430              83       866              93.8                  1365.31  1366.4   0.0001    1859
   1860   -0.46                                         -0.24              286.2     210              91       868              95.8                  1365.36  1366.4   0.0000    1860
   1861   -0.49                                         -0.24              286.4     430              95       870              77.2                  1365.24  1366.4   0.0077    1861
   1862   -0.59                                         -0.31              286.5     210              97       872              59.1                  1365.07  1366.4   0.0075    1862
   1863   -0.39                                         -0.38              286.6     210             104       874              44.0                  1364.94  1366.5   0.0063    1863
   1864   -0.57                                         -0.43              286.8     430             112       877              47.0                  1364.83  1366.5   0.0067    1864
   1865   -0.37                                         -0.46              286.9     210             119       879              30.5                  1364.72  1366.5   0.0037    1865
   1866   -0.37                                         -0.39              287.0     210             122       882              16.3                  1364.66  1366.5   0.0021    1866
   1867   -0.39                                         -0.24              287.1     210             130       885               7.3                  1364.61  1366.5   0.0018    1867
   1868   -0.34                                         -0.13              287.2     210             135       888              37.6                  1364.77  1366.5   0.0019    1868
   1869   -0.36                                         -0.13              287.4     430             142       890              74.0                  1365.01  1366.4   0.0013    1869
   1870   -0.36                                         -0.18              287.5     210             147       893             139.0                  1365.25  1366.4   0.0084    1870
   1871   -0.41                                         -0.18              287.7     430             156       896             111.2                  1365.20  1366.4   0.0009    1871
   1872   -0.35                                         -0.19              287.9     430             173       897             101.6                  1365.16  1366.4   0.0091    1872
   1873   -0.41                                         -0.27              288.1     430             184       899              66.2                  1364.95  1366.4   0.0033    1873
   1874   -0.45                                         -0.26              288.4     640             174       900              44.7                  1364.79  1366.4   0.0035    1874
   1875   -0.48                                         -0.24              288.7     640             188       901              17.0                  1364.61  1366.3   0.0012    1875
   1876   -0.45                                         -0.29              289.0     640             191       902              11.3                  1364.55  1366.3   0.0101    1876
   1877   -0.20                                         -0.31              289.4     850             194       904              12.4                  1364.56  1366.3   0.0130    1877
   1878   -0.09                                         -0.31              289.8     850             196       905               3.4                  1364.57  1366.3   0.0023    1878
   1879   -0.33                                         -0.37              290.2     850             210       906               6.0                  1364.62  1366.3   0.0009    1879
   1880   -0.32   -0.38                                 -0.43              290.7    1070             236       908              32.3                  1364.77  1366.3   0.0000    1880
   1881   -0.33   -0.33                                 -0.42              291.2    1070             243       909              54.3                  1364.92  1366.3   0.0000    1881
   1882   -0.33   -0.35                                 -0.41              291.7    1070             256       910              59.7                  1364.95  1366.2   0.0000    1882
   1883   -0.38   -0.40                                 -0.49              292.1     850             272       911              63.7                  1365.00  1366.2   0.0572    1883
   1884   -0.45   -0.46                                 -0.54              292.6    1070             275       913              63.5                  1364.90  1366.2   0.0897    1884
   1885   -0.44   -0.43                                 -0.45              293.0     850             277       914              52.2                  1364.74  1366.2   0.0138    1885
   1886   -0.36   -0.41                                 -0.36              293.3     640             281       915              25.4                  1364.51  1366.1   0.0339    1886
   1887   -0.45   -0.49                                 -0.31              293.6     640             295       916              13.1                  1364.42  1366.1   0.0322    1887
   1888   -0.41   -0.40                                 -0.30              293.8     430             327       918               6.8                  1364.36  1366.0   0.0036    1888
   1889   -0.30   -0.32                                 -0.34              294.0     430             327       918               6.3                  1364.34  1366.0   0.0019    1889
   1890   -0.50   -0.53                                 -0.31              294.2     430             356       919               7.1                  1364.40  1365.9   0.0031    1890
   1891   -0.46   -0.49                                 -0.23              294.3     210             372       920              35.6                  1364.68  1365.9   0.0128    1891
   1892   -0.56   -0.53                                 -0.28              294.5     430             374       920              73.0                  1364.82  1365.8   0.0090    1892
   1893   -0.58   -0.57                                 -0.40              294.6     210             370       921              85.1                  1364.99  1365.8   0.0047    1893
   1894   -0.51   -0.53                                 -0.38              294.7     210             383       936              78.0                  1365.10  1365.7   0.0007    1894
   1895   -0.49   -0.48                                 -0.29              294.8     210             406       938              64.0                  1364.99  1365.7   0.0005    1895
   1896   -0.31   -0.34                                 -0.24              294.9     210             419       940              41.8                  1364.79  1365.6   0.0011    1896
   1897   -0.33   -0.38                                 -0.16              295.0     210             440       941              26.2                  1364.61  1365.6   0.0001    1897
   1898   -0.48   -0.51                                 -0.27              295.2     430             465       943              26.7                  1364.56  1365.5   0.0041    1898
   1899   -0.40   -0.39                                 -0.51              295.5     640             507       945              12.1                  1364.49  1365.5   0.0014    1899
   1900   -0.33   -0.35                                 -0.45              295.8     640             534       946               9.5                  1364.46  1365.5   0.0027    1900
   1901   -0.39   -0.40                                 -0.27              296.1     640             552       952               2.7                  1364.42  1365.5   0.0021    1901
   1902   -0.50   -0.49                                 -0.24              296.5     850             566       956               5.0                  1364.48  1365.5   0.0112    1902
   1903   -0.57   -0.58                                 -0.29              296.8     640             617       959              24.4                  1364.74  1365.5   0.0478    1903
   1904   -0.61   -0.64                                 -0.30              297.2     850             624       962              42.0                  1365.05  1365.5   0.0092    1904
   1905   -0.50   -0.52                                 -0.26              297.6     850             663       965              63.5                  1364.88  1365.5   0.0032    1905
   1906   -0.42   -0.47                                 -0.18              298.1    1070             707       969              53.8                  1365.08  1365.5   0.0049    1906
   1907   -0.59   -0.62                                 -0.05              298.5     850             784       972              62.0                  1364.93  1365.5   0.0078    1907
   1908   -0.63   -0.66                                  0.03              298.9     850             750       977              48.5                  1364.95  1365.5   0.0055    1908
   1909   -0.63   -0.66                                 -0.06              299.3     850             785       982              43.9                  1364.80  1365.5   0.0000    1909
   1910   -0.62   -0.65                                 -0.16              299.7     850             819       986              18.6                  1364.66  1365.5   0.0008    1910
   1911   -0.65   -0.67                                 -0.13              300.1     850             836       991               5.7                  1364.59  1365.5   0.0664    1911
   1912   -0.57   -0.61                                 -0.08              300.4     640             879       996               3.6                  1364.57  1365.5   0.0161    1912
   1913   -0.56   -0.58                                  0.01              300.8     850             943      1001               1.4                  1364.62  1365.6   0.0120    1913
   1914   -0.39   -0.42                                  0.08              301.1     640             850      1006               9.6                  1364.72  1365.6   0.0048    1914
   1915   -0.32   -0.35                                 -0.03              301.4     640             838      1008              47.4                  1365.04  1365.7   0.0055    1915
   1916   -0.51   -0.55                                 -0.17              301.7     640             901      1011              57.1                  1365.26  1365.8   0.0040    1916
   1917   -0.57   -0.58                                 -0.18              302.1     850             955      1014             103.9                  1365.41  1365.8   0.0016    1917
   1918   -0.46   -0.48                                 -0.11              302.4     640             936      1021              80.6                  1365.37  1365.9   0.0036    1918
   1919   -0.41   -0.50                                 -0.05              302.7     640             806      1027              63.6                  1365.14  1365.9   0.0072    1919
   1920   -0.40   -0.47                                 -0.02              303.0     640             932      1034              37.6                  1364.98  1366.0   0.0014    1920
   1921   -0.34   -0.40                                  0.05              303.4     850             803      1041              26.1                  1364.91  1366.1   0.0012    1921
   1922   -0.45   -0.49                                  0.02              303.8     850             845      1047              14.2                  1364.83  1366.2   0.0052    1922
   1923   -0.42   -0.47                                 -0.09              304.1     640             970      1054               5.8                  1364.90  1366.2   0.0031    1923
   1924   -0.43   -0.46                                 -0.05              304.5     850             963      1061              16.7                  1364.96  1366.3   0.0104    1924
   1925   -0.35   -0.39                                  0.02              305.0    1070             975      1067              44.3                  1365.18  1366.4   0.0106    1925
   1926   -0.25   -0.30                                 -0.05              305.4     850             983      1074              63.9                  1365.30  1366.5   0.0126    1926
   1927   -0.33   -0.36                                 -0.17              305.8     850            1062      1078              69.0                  1365.50  1366.5   0.0029    1927
   1928   -0.33   -0.36                                 -0.27              306.3    1070            1065      1081              77.8                  1365.38  1366.6   0.0036    1928
   1929   -0.43   -0.48                                 -0.33              306.8    1070            1145      1084              64.9                  1365.35  1366.7   0.0028    1929
   1930   -0.24   -0.29                                 -0.24              307.2     850            1053      1087              35.7                  1365.36  1366.7   0.0002    1930
   1931   -0.21   -0.27                                 -0.16              307.7    1070             940      1090              21.2                  1365.28  1366.8   0.0075    1931
   1932   -0.24   -0.29                                 -0.22              308.2    1070             847      1096              11.1                  1365.21  1366.8   0.0005    1932
   1933   -0.36   -0.43                                 -0.39              308.6     850             893      1102               5.7                  1365.11  1366.9   0.0025    1933
   1934   -0.24   -0.28                                 -0.49              309.0     850             973      1107               8.7                  1365.23  1366.9   0.0028    1934
   1935   -0.26   -0.32                                 -0.34              309.4     850            1027      1118              36.1                  1365.46  1367.0   0.0058    1935
   1936   -0.22   -0.29                                 -0.12              309.8     850            1130      1129              79.7                  1365.85  1367.1   0.0021    1936
   1937   -0.12   -0.18                                  0.07              310.0     430            1209      1133             114.4                  1365.79  1367.1   0.0335    1937
   1938   -0.07   -0.15                                  0.17              310.2     430            1142      1137             109.6                  1365.72  1367.2   0.0043    1938
   1939   -0.08   -0.16                                  0.21              310.3     210            1192      1140              88.8                  1365.71  1367.2   0.0054    1939
   1940   -0.06   -0.12                                  0.22              310.4     210            1299      1144              67.8                  1365.68  1367.3   0.0004    1940
   1941   -0.01   -0.07                                  0.17              310.4       0            1334      1143              47.5                  1365.66  1367.3   0.0050    1941
   1942   -0.09   -0.12                                  0.09              310.3    -210            1342      1153              30.6                  1365.63  1367.4   0.0035    1942
   1943   -0.09   -0.12                                 -0.01              310.2    -210            1391      1160              16.3                  1365.53  1367.4   0.0968    1943
   1944    0.03   -0.01                                 -0.07              310.1    -210            1383      1167               9.6                  1365.59  1367.5   0.0499    1944
   1945   -0.10   -0.14                                 -0.09              310.1       0            1160      1166              33.2                  1365.87  1367.5   0.0012    1945
   1946   -0.26   -0.27                                 -0.08              310.1       0            1238      1166              92.6                  1365.97  1367.4   0.0033    1946
   1947   -0.27   -0.28                                 -0.12              310.2     210            1392      1171             151.6                  1366.22  1367.4   0.0056    1947
   1948   -0.27   -0.29                                 -0.23              310.3     210            1469      1177             136.3                  1366.35  1367.4   0.0033    1948
   1949   -0.28   -0.30                                 -0.36              310.5     430            1419      1182             134.7                  1366.26  1367.3   0.0028    1949
   1950   -0.37   -0.39                                 -0.37              310.7     430            1630      1187              83.9                  1366.02  1367.3   0.0026    1950
   1951   -0.24   -0.23                                 -0.22              311.1     850            1767      1195              69.4                  1365.79  1367.3   0.0711    1951
   1952   -0.17   -0.18                                 -0.13              311.5     850            1795      1203              31.5                  1365.77  1367.3   0.0559    1952
   1953   -0.12   -0.11                                 -0.13              311.9     850            1841      1211              13.9                  1365.62  1367.2   0.0056    1953
   1954   -0.32   -0.32                                 -0.15              312.4    1070            1865      1219               4.4                  1365.65  1367.2   0.0006    1954
   1955   -0.34   -0.34                                 -0.13              313.0    1280            2042      1227              38.0                  1365.77  1367.2   0.0038    1955
   1956   -0.41   -0.40                                 -0.09              313.6    1280            2177      1257             141.7                  1366.31  1367.2   0.0068    1956
   1957   -0.16   -0.16                                 -0.07              314.2    1280            2270      1267             190.2                  1366.68  1367.2   0.0053    1957
   1958   -0.10   -0.11     -0.03     0.02              -0.10   315.33 P   314.9    1490   11150    2330      1276             184.8                  1366.66  1367.2   0.0008    1958
   1959   -0.15   -0.15     -0.02    -0.04              -0.28   315.97     315.6    1360   12570    2454      1285             159.0                  1366.41  1367.1   0.0029    1959
   1960   -0.19   -0.20     -0.09    -0.29              -0.47   316.91     316.3    2000   13790    2569      1294             112.3                  1366.30  1367.1   0.0005    1960
   1961   -0.11   -0.13     -0.13    -0.05              -0.41   317.64     317.0    1550   12770    2580      1303              53.9                  1365.91  1367.1   0.0053    1961
   1962   -0.11   -0.10     -0.17    -0.17              -0.21   318.45     317.7    1730   13230    2686      1316              37.6                  1365.70           0.0024    1962
   1963   -0.08   -0.08     -0.18    -0.20              -0.09   318.99     318.4    1150   13330    2833      1330              27.9                  1365.65           0.0721    1963
   1964   -0.35   -0.35     -0.21    -0.53              -0.07   319.62     319.2    1340   11730    2995      1344              10.2                  1365.66           0.0389    1964
   1965   -0.29   -0.28     -0.29    -0.46              -0.09   320.04     320.0     890   12320    3130      1345              15.1                  1365.72           0.0149    1965
   1966   -0.23   -0.22     -0.17    -0.34              -0.14   321.38     320.8    2850   13640    3288      1357              47.0                  1365.95           0.0027    1966
   1967   -0.22   -0.21     -0.18    -0.25              -0.17   322.16     321.8    1660   12730    3393      1368              93.7                  1366.18           0.0053    1967
   1968   -0.23   -0.22     -0.23    -0.39              -0.13   323.04     322.8    1870   13220    3566      1391             105.9                  1366.26           0.0243    1968
   1969   -0.10   -0.11     -0.12    -0.43              -0.10   324.62     323.8    3370   12680    3780      1413             105.5                  1366.36           0.0384    1969
   1970   -0.15   -0.16     -0.08    -0.34              -0.19   325.68     324.8    2260   11560    4053      1436             104.5                  1366.35           0.0268    1970
   1971   -0.25   -0.26     -0.28    -0.51              -0.29   326.32     325.8    1360   13070    4208      1441              66.6                  1366.02           0.0141    1971
   1972   -0.14   -0.17     -0.22    -0.48              -0.31   327.45     326.9    2410   13510    4376      1464              68.9                  1366.05           0.0134    1972
   1973   -0.02   -0.04     -0.04    -0.10              -0.30   329.68     328.0    4750   12050    4614      1470              38.0                  1365.76           0.0047    1973
   1974   -0.28   -0.28     -0.21    -0.32              -0.29   330.18     329.2    1070   13500    4623      1506              34.5                  1365.68           0.0054    1974
   1975   -0.24   -0.21     -0.19    -0.22              -0.22   331.08     330.3    1920   12750    4596      1504              15.5                  1365.50           0.0071    1975
   1976   -0.32   -0.30     -0.31    -0.53              -0.09   332.05     331.5    2070   14970    4864      1523              12.6                  1365.64           0.0080    1976
   1977   -0.07   -0.05     -0.05    -0.13               0.01   333.78     332.6    3680   13250    5026      1542              27.5                  1365.86           0.0000    1977
   1978   -0.14   -0.13     -0.09    -0.19               0.00   335.41     333.7    3470   13360    5087      1549              92.5      1361.96 P   1366.31           0.0050    1978
   1979   -0.03   -0.04     -0.01    -0.11  -0.03       -0.08   336.78              2920   13640    5369      1556             155.4      1362.66 P   1366.68           0.0019    1979
   1980   -0.01    0.00      0.04     0.09   0.13               338.68              4050   13180    5316      1564             154.6      1361.92     1366.69           0.0010    1980
   1981    0.04    0.04      0.04     0.13   0.10               340.10              3020   14740    5152      1582             140.5      1361.53     1366.73           0.0098    1981
   1982   -0.06   -0.08     -0.10    -0.09  -0.11               341.44              2850   14900    5113      1614             115.9      1361.29     1366.30           0.0644    1982
   1983    0.10    0.09      0.06     0.14   0.08               343.03              3390   14030    5094      1645 P            66.6      1361.13     1366.20           0.0370    1983
   1984   -0.09   -0.10     -0.10     0.00  -0.21               344.58              3300   14670    5280      1656     0.318    45.9      1360.79     1365.81           0.0302 S  1984
   1985   -0.11   -0.12     -0.11    -0.27  -0.17               346.04              3110   14150    5439      1669     0.326    17.9      1360.63     1365.65           0.0126 S  1985
   1986   -0.04   -0.03     -0.04    -0.15  -0.10               347.39              2880   14620    5607      1683     0.321    13.4      1360.62     1365.65           0.0136 S  1986
   1987    0.10    0.10      0.13     0.17   0.15               349.16              3770   14140    5752      1694     0.315    29.2      1360.71     1365.80           0.0103 S  1987
   1988    0.10    0.11      0.13     0.08   0.15               351.56              5110   12790    5965      1705     0.314   100.2      1361.03     1366.09           0.0076 S  1988
   1989    0.03    0.04     -0.03    -0.05  -0.07               353.07              3220   13990    6097      1718     0.320   157.6      1361.61     1366.66           0.0061 S  1989
   1990    0.17    0.17      0.11     0.27   0.12               354.35              2730   14720    6141      1731     0.313   142.6      1361.94     1366.56           0.0061 S  1990
   1991    0.13    0.15      0.03     0.19   0.16               355.57              2600   14950    6233      1741     0.318   145.7      1362.02     1366.45           0.0539 S  1991
   1992    0.00    0.01     -0.16    -0.15  -0.15               356.38              1730   14780    6165      1745     0.315    94.3      1361.89     1366.31           0.1211 S  1992
   1993    0.03    0.04     -0.14    -0.13  -0.10               357.07              1470   14560    6180      1749     0.310    54.6      1361.48     1366.04           0.0490 S  1993
   1994    0.09    0.10     -0.04     0.06   0.03               358.82              3730   15110    6286      1758     0.314    29.9      1361.31     1365.81           0.0200 S  1994
   1995    0.19    0.22      0.02     0.35   0.15               360.80              4220   13830    6420      1762     0.307    17.5      1361.24     1365.71           0.0096 S  1995
   1996    0.06    0.09     -0.07     0.17   0.07               362.59              3810   13600    6544      1763     0.304     8.6      1361.08     1365.62           0.0065 S  1996
   1997    0.27    0.28     -0.09     0.34   0.09               363.71              2390   16570    6653      1773     0.295    21.5      1361.29     1365.75           0.0052 S  1997
   1998    0.45    0.40      0.29     0.42   0.56               366.65              6260   13240    6644      1778     0.299    64.3      1361.75     1366.11           0.0028 S  1998
   1999    0.23    0.23     -0.04     0.39   0.09               368.33              3580   13740    6611      1785     0.299    93.3      1362.05     1366.39           0.0021 S  1999
   2000    0.20    0.20     -0.06     0.23   0.08               369.52              2530   12590    6766      1785     0.300   119.6      1362.12     1366.67           0.0021 S  2000
   2001    0.33    0.32      0.04     0.35   0.25               371.13              3430   14000    6929      1786     0.303   111.0      1362.09                       0.0021 S  2001
   2002    0.38    0.38      0.08     0.59   0.36               373.22              4450   13980    6998      1783     0.305   104.0      1362.09                       0.0021 S  2002
   2003    0.39    0.39      0.13     0.33   0.33               375.77              5430   13770    7421      1792     0.305    63.7      1361.60                       0.0027 S  2003
   2004    0.37    0.35      0.06     0.42   0.25               377.49              3660   15850    7812      1790     0.317    40.4      1361.34                       0.0024 S  2004
   2005    0.40    0.42      0.12 P   0.53   0.40               379.80              4920   15050    8106      1790              29.8      1361.12                       0.0034 S  2005
   2006    0.35    0.37               0.53   0.33               381.90              4470   14610    8372      1786              15.2      1361.08                       0.0039 S  2006
   2007    0.32    0.36               0.68   0.35               383.76              3960   14140    8572      1795               7.5      1360.92                       0.0044 S  2007
   2008    0.25    0.28               0.49   0.13               385.59              3900   13540    8769      1799               2.9      1360.81                       0.0038 S  2008
   2009    0.36    0.37               0.69   0.36               387.37              3790   15390    8738      1808               3.1      1360.78                       0.0047 S  2009
   2010    0.40    0.43               0.47   0.53               389.85              5280   14470    9192      1815              16.5      1361.03                       0.0036 S  2010
   2011    0.27    0.30                      0.27               391.63              3790   13920    9471      1817              55.7      1361.23                       0.0049 S  2011
   2012    0.33    0.35                      0.30               393.82              4660   15430                                57.7      1361.29                       0.0037 SP 2012
   2013                                      0.37 P                                                                             60.4 P    1361.18 P                               2013
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        |  T1   |  T2    |   T3    |  T4   |   T5    |   T6   |   C1    |  C2   |   C3   |   C4   |   C5   |   M1    |  A1   |   S1    |    S2     |   S3    |   S4   |   V1     |    
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        |               global mean                  |N. hemis| atmospheric CO2 | annual | season | annual | atmosph | Earth | sunspot |        solar irradiance      | volcanic |    
   year |          temperature deviations            |temp dev|                 | change |  cycle |  man-  |   CH4   | mean  | number  |                              |   dust   |year
        |                                            |        |                 |   in   | change |  made  |         | albedo|         |                              |    in    |    
        | CRU      GHCN    radio-    radio-    MSU   |reconstr|Hawaii  Antarctic| atmosp |   in   |  CO2   | combined|       |         | satellite                    |atmosphere|    
        |surface  surface  sonde     sonde     sat.  |        |  air   ice cores|   CO2  | atmosp |emission|  series |       |         |            reconstr  reconstr|          |    
        |series   series   balloon   surface         |        |                 |        |   CO2  |        |         |       |         |                              | (optical |    
        |             (degrees Celsius)              |(deg C) |   (ppm volume)  | (Tg C) | (Tg C) | (Tg C) |(ppm vol)|       |         |     (watts per sq. meter)    |  depth)  |    
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P = partial year data only
S = supplementary data from alternative sources/methods

Other notes, caveats on data, and sources:

                        series                                                caveats                        sources
T1: mean global temperature deviations, surface measurements (CRU)
temperature series by Jones et al. at the Climate Research Unit (CRU) using measurements from land surface stations and marine stations, in degrees Celsius (given here relative to 1979-1988 average)
Land-based measurements may be biased by microclimate heat island effects; these series are corrected for this and other sources of bias, although the success of these corrections has been questioned. Jones, P.D., D.E. Parker, T.J. Osborn, and K.R. Briffa, 2013, "Global and hemispheric temperature anomalies--land and marine instrumental records," in Trends: A Compendium of Data on Global Change, on line at Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy, Oak Ridge, Tenn., U.S.A. [http://cdiac.ornl.gov/trends/temp/jonescru/jones.html].
T2: mean global temperature deviations, surface measurements (GHCN)
temperature series combining the land surface stations of the Global Historical Climate Network (GHCN) series with marine station data from the United Kingdom's MOHSST dataset and NCEP series, in degrees Celsius (given here relative to 1979-1988 average)
Land-based measurements may be biased by microclimate heat island effects; these series are corrected for this and other sources of bias, although the success of these corrections has been questioned. This data set was revised in 2012 such that post-1950 temperatures were increased 0.1 deg C relative to pre-1950 temperatures. NOAA National Climatic Data Center, 2013, "Climate at a glance," on line at NCDC [http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/time-series/global].
T3: mean global temperature deviations, radiosonode measurements, troposphere
temperature series based on balloon-based radiosonode measurements for the troposphere from 850 mb to 300 mb (given here relative to 1979-1988 average)
Balloon-based radiosonode measurements tend to agree with satellite-based measurements but not with surface-based measurements. These measurements are for the lower atmosphere (from about 1.4 km to 10 km altitude) and may not reflect the same trends as surface temperatures. Sterin, A.M., 2007, "Tropospheric and Lower Stratospheric Temperature Anomalies Based on Global Radiosonde Network Data," in Trends Online: A Compendium of Data on Global Change, on line at Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, U.S.A. [http://cdiac.ornl.gov/trends/temp/sterin/sterin.html].
T4: mean global temperature deviations, radiosonode measurements, surface
temperature series based on balloon-based radiosonode measurements for the surface (given here relative to 1979-1988 average)
Balloon-based radiosonode measurements tend to agree with satellite-based measurements but not with surface-based measurements, although after recent corrections the Angell series here corresponds more closely to the surface-based record. Angell, J.K., 2006, "Global, hemispheric, and zonal temperature deviations derived from radiosonde records," in Trends Online: A Compendium of Data on Global Change, on line at Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, U.S.A. [http://cdiac.ornl.gov/trends/temp/angell/angell.html].
T5: mean global temperature deviations, satellite MSU measurements, troposphere
temperature series based on satellite-based microwave sounding unit (MSU) measurements of the troposphere (given here relative to 1979-1988 average)
Satellite-based measurements tend to show less warming than surface-based measurements. The consistency of this series has been questioned, although the author argues that these issues are accounted for after recent corrections. These measurements are for the lower atmosphere and may not reflect the same trends as surface temperatures. Christy, John, and Roy Spencer, 2013, "Global Temperature Report," on line at Earth System Science Center [http://nsstc.uah.edu/climate/index.html].
T6: Northern hemisphere temperature deviations, reconstructed
temperature series reconstruction based on tree rings and other proxies for the Northern hemisphere
These proxy reconstructions are only indirectly linked to actual past temperatures. Different authors have produced significantly different reconstructions of past temperatures. Moberg, A., D.M. Sonechkin, K. Holmgren, N.M. Datsenko and W. Karlin, 10 Feb. 2005, "Highly variable Northern Hemisphere temperatures reconstructed from low- and high-resolution proxy data," Nature, 433(7026):613-617, data on line at WDC for Paleoclimatology [http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/paleo/pubs/moberg2005/moberg2005.html].
C1: atmospheric CO2 concentrations, measured
mean atmospheric CO2 concentrations by volume, measured from Mauna Kea
Measurements vary from station to station on the Earth's surface, but they do consistently show the same trends. Tans, P., and R. Keeling, 2013, "Trends in atmospheric carbon dioxide: Mauna Loa, Hawaii," Earth System Research Laboratory, on line http://www.esrl.noaa.gov/gmd/ccgg/trends/mlo.html#mlo_full.
C2: atmospheric CO2 concentrations, reconstructed
mean atmospheric CO2 concentrations by volume, reconstructed from ice core measurements from Law Dome, Antarctica (for years 1000-1799, 75-year smoothing; years 1800-1831, extrapolated from 75-year smoothed data; years 1832-1978, 20-year smoothing)
These are indirect measurements, based on air trapped in glacial ice. Direct pre-1950 air measurements show different trends, although these direct measurements have their own issues. D.M. Etheridge, L.P. Steele, R.L. Langenfelds, R.J. Francey, J.-M. Barnola and V.I. Morgan, 1998, "Historical CO2 records from the Law Dome DE08, DE08-2, and DSS ice cores," in Trends: A Compendium of Data on Global Change, on line at Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy, Oak Ridge, Tenn., U.S.A. [http://cdiac.ornl.gov/trends/co2/lawdome.html].
C3: annual change in atmospheric CO2
annual change in total atmospheric CO2 in teragrams of carbon content
Indirectly derived from other series (C1 and C2). Derived from C1 and C2.
C4: amplitude of seasonal change in atmospheric CO2
amplitude of the spring-fall cycle in atmospheric CO2, in teragrams of carbon content
Approximate amplitude only, based on difference between fall low and average of spring highs for the stated year and the following year. derived from Keeling, C.D. and T.P. Whorf, 2005, "Atmospheric CO2 records from sites in the SIO air sampling network," in Trends: A Compendium of Data on Global Change, on line at Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy, Oak Ridge, Tenn., U.S.A. [http://cdiac.ornl.gov/trends/co2/sio-mlo.htm].
C5: annual manmade emissions of CO2
estimated gaseous CO2 emissions from fossil fuel consumption, gas flaring, and cement production, in teragrams of carbon content
Estimated, based on models and various data sources (energy consumption, cement production, etc.) Boden, T. A., G. Marland, and R. J. Andres, 2012, "Global, Regional, and National Fossil-Fuel CO2 Emissions," Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy, Oak Ridge, Tenn., U.S.A. [http://cdiac.ornl.gov/trends/emis/meth_reg.html].
M1: atmospheric CH4 concentrations, combined
up to 1982, from Law Dome Antactica and Summit Greenland ice core measurements, interpolated; 1983-2011, from Mauna Loa air measurements, interpolated and adjusted to match ice core series in period of overlap.
Atmospheric methane measurements vary quite significantly with location, although the trends are consistent. The series given here merges both directly measured values and values indirectly obtained from measurements of gas trapped in glacial ice. Dlugokencky, E.J., P.M. Lang, A.M. Crotwell, and K.A. Masarie, 2012, "Atmospheric methane dry air mole fractions from the NOAA ESRL Carbon Cycle Cooperative Global Air Sampling Network, 1983-2011, Version: 2012-09-24," on line at Earth System Research Laboratory [ftp://aftp.cmdl.noaa.gov/data/trace_gases/ch4/flask/surface/ch4_mlo_surface-flask_1_ccgg_month.txt]; Etheridge, D.M., L.P. Steele, R.J. Francey, and R.L. Langenfelds, 1998, "Atmospheric methane between 1000 AD and present: Evidence of anthropogenic emissions and climatic variability," Journal of Geophysical Research 103(D13):15,979-15,993, data on line at WDC for Paleoclimatology [ftp://ftp.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/paleo/icecore/antarctica/law/law_ch4.txt]; .
A1: mean Earth albedo, derived
annual average Earth albedo derived from observations of Earthshine reflected on the Moon
Values are indirect and are cumulative for the whole Earth as visible from the Moon. E. Palle, P. R. Goode, P. Montanes-Rodriguez, and S. E. Koonin, 2004, "Changes in Earth's reflectance over the past two decades," Science, 304:1299-1301; E. Palle, P. Montanes-Rodriguez, P. R. Goode, J. Qiu, V. Yurchyshyn, J. Hickey, M.-C. Chu, E. Kolbe, C. T. Brown, and S. E. Koonin, 2004, "The Earthshine Project: update on photometric and spectroscopic measurements," Advances in Space Research, 34:288-292.
S1: annual average sunspot numbers, combined
(pre-1800 values reconstructed from radiocarbon concentrations with 20-year average)
Pre-1800 values are indirectly estimated from proxy data and modeled Earth-Sun interactions. R. A. M. Van der Linden and SIDC, 2013, "Sunspot Data," RWC Belgium, on line at SIDC, Royal Observatory of Belgium, [http://sidc.oma.be/html/sunspot.html]; Solanki, S.K., I.G. Usoskin, B. Kromer, M. Schessler and J. Beer, 28 Oct. 2004, "An unusually active Sun during recent decades compared to the previous 11,000 years," Nature, 431(7012):1084-1087, data on line at WDC for Paleoclimatology [http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/paleo/pubs/solanki2004/solanki2004.html].
S2: total solar irradiance, measured
This series is a merger of data from several satellites, involving some assumptions regarding absolute calibration between the different satellites. Willson, R. C., 2013, "ACRIM data products," ACRIM, on line [http://www.acrim.com/Data%20Products.htm].
S3: total solar irradiance, reconstructed
(50-year averages for 1650-1700)
This reconstruction is indirect, based on proxies related to solar activity-Earth interactions combined with models relating solar activity to solar irradiance. Lean, J., 2004, "Solar Irradiance Reconstruction," IGBP PAGES/World Data Center for Paleoclimatology, and Lean, J., 15 Aug. 2000, "Evolution of the Sun's Spectral Irradiance Since the Maunder Minimum," Geophysical Research Letters, 27(16):2425-2428, data on line at WDC for Paleoclimatology [ftp://ftp.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/paleo/climate_forcing/solar_variability/lean2000_irradiance.txt].
S4: total solar irradiance, reconstructed from radioisotope data
(uses 0.40% Maunder Minimum reduction series, nearest year)
This reconstruction is indirect, based on proxies related to solar activity-Earth interactions combined with models relating solar activity to solar irradiance; the authors reported several additional series reflecting differences in assumptions. Bard, E., G. Raisbeck, F. Yiou, and J. Jouzel, 2000, "Solar irradiance during the last 1200 years based on cosmogenic nuclides," TELLUS B 52(3):985-992, data on line at WDC for Paleoclimatology [ftp://ftp.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/paleo/climate_forcing/solar_variability/bard_irradiance.txt].
V1: global average atmospheric volcanic aerosols, reconstructed
Data is model based, combining direct measurements with proxy-based indirect data and modeling. Three different data sets are combined here, each different from the others. A. Robertson, J. Overpeck, D. Rind, E. Mosley-Thompson, G. Zielinski, J. Lean, D.Koch, J.Penner, I. Tegen, and R. Healy, 27 July 2001, "Hypothesized Climate Forcing Time Series for the Last 500 Years," Journal of Geophysical Research, 106(D14):14,783-14,803, data on line at WDC for Paleoclimatology [http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/paleo/pubs/robertson2001/robertson2001.html]; Sato, M., et al., 2013, "Forcings in GISS climate model: Stratospheric aerosol optical thickness," NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, on line [http://data.giss.nasa.gov/modelforce/strataer/]; Crowley, T. J., and M. B. Unterman, 2012, "Technical details concerning development of a 1200-yr proxy index for global volcanism," Earth System Science Data, 5:187-197, on line at NCDC [http://hurricane.ncdc.noaa.gov/pls/paleox/f?p=519:1:802641428169586::::P1_STUDY_ID:14168].


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