Global temperature in the 1960s

Decade average−0.03°C1951–1980

vs previous decade+0.02°C

Warmest year1961+0.06°C

CO₂ average320.3 ppmMauna Loa

Each year

1960−0.02°C

1961+0.06°C

1962+0.03°C

1963+0.05°C

1964−0.20°C

1965−0.11°C

1966−0.06°C

1967−0.02°C

1968−0.08°C

1969+0.05°C

Year	Global	NH	SH	Rank
1960	−0.02°C	+0.08°C	−0.13°C	71
1961	+0.06°C	+0.09°C	+0.03°C	59
1962	+0.03°C	+0.13°C	−0.06°C	64
1963	+0.05°C	+0.14°C	−0.03°C	61
1964	−0.20°C	−0.19°C	−0.20°C	111
1965	−0.11°C	−0.14°C	−0.07°C	89
1966	−0.06°C	−0.02°C	−0.09°C	75
1967	−0.02°C	+0.03°C	−0.08°C	72
1968	−0.08°C	−0.07°C	−0.09°C	79
1969	+0.05°C	−0.03°C	+0.14°C	62

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.