Global temperature in the 1950s

Decade average−0.05°C1951–1980

vs previous decade−0.09°C

Warmest year1953+0.08°C

CO₂ average315.6 ppmMauna Loa

Each year

1950−0.18°C

1951−0.07°C

1952+0.01°C

1953+0.08°C

1954−0.13°C

1955−0.14°C

1956−0.19°C

1957+0.05°C

1958+0.06°C

1959+0.03°C

Year	Global	NH	SH	Rank
1950	−0.18°C	−0.15°C	−0.21°C	106
1951	−0.07°C	+0.04°C	−0.18°C	77
1952	+0.01°C	+0.06°C	−0.04°C	66
1953	+0.08°C	+0.24°C	−0.07°C	55
1954	−0.13°C	−0.02°C	−0.25°C	94
1955	−0.14°C	−0.09°C	−0.20°C	95
1956	−0.19°C	−0.23°C	−0.16°C	108
1957	+0.05°C	+0.04°C	+0.05°C	60
1958	+0.06°C	+0.15°C	−0.03°C	58
1959	+0.03°C	+0.13°C	−0.06°C	63

1880s−0.22°C

1890s−0.24°C

1900s−0.32°C

1910s−0.34°C

1920s−0.24°C

1930s−0.12°C

1940s+0.04°C

1950s ◀−0.05°C

1960s−0.03°C

1970s+0.03°C

1980s+0.25°C

1990s+0.39°C

2000s+0.59°C

2010s+0.81°C

2020s+1.07°C

Temperatures are anomalies vs the 1951–1980 average (NASA GISTEMP v4); values can be revised later.