October 2020 was the fourth warmest October on record dating back to 1880, which makes it the lowest-ranked month so far in 2020.
July 2020 was the second-warmest July on record for the globe, as 2020 continues its scorching path to one of the hottest years on record.
Global temperatures in March 2020 were the second warmest on record, helping to start spring off just as abnormally warm as winter ended.
Cool conditions in Alaska and northern Canada related to a strong polar vortex were not enough to outweigh the extreme warmth across Europe and Asia in February 2020. Both the Northern Hemisphere and the globe as a whole had their second-warmest February on record.
2014 National Temperature Recap
January 7, 2015
How this winter's temperature swings may have been partially driven by the Madden Julian Oscillation or MJO.