Global temperature in January is recorded as the fifth highest in the month since 1880. This analysis was released by the US government National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) has released another analysis that earth`s polar regions record low ice conditions continuously with arctic sea ice extent the smallest for the month in 39 years.

“The monthly extent was 42,500 square miles smaller than the previous record set in 2017,” it added.

NOAA also said, “January temperature across global land and ocean surfaces was 1.28°F above the 20th century average of 53.6°F and that the last four years (2015-2018) rank among the five highest (warmest) January on record.”

“The January globally-averaged land surface temperature was 2°F above the 20th century average of 37°F. This value was the lowest temperature departure from average since 2013 and the eighth highest January land global temperature in the 1880-2018 record,” the analysis said.

“The January globally averaged sea surface temperature was 1.01°F above the 20th century monthly average of 60.5°F—tying with 1998 as the fifth highest global ocean temperature for January in the 1880-2018 record,” it explained.

“Only the Antarctic sea ice extent in January 2017 was smaller,” it added.

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