Global temperature, Dec 1881

Global anomaly−0.08°C1951–1980

Rank among all Decs89 / 146warmest first

N. Hemisphere−0.24°C

S. Hemisphere+0.08°C

vs same month last year+0.10°C

CO₂ (Mauna Loa)–

All months of 1881

Jan−0.20°C

Feb−0.15°C

Mar+0.03°C

Apr+0.05°C

May+0.05°C

Jun−0.19°C

Jul±0.00°C

Aug−0.04°C

Sep−0.16°C

Oct−0.22°C

Nov−0.19°C

Dec ◀−0.08°C

This month−0.08°C

Same month, previous year−0.18°C

Dec average 1991–2020+0.60°C

Warmest Dec on record (2023)+1.36°C

Year	Global	NH	SH	Rank
1880	−0.18°C	−0.41°C	+0.04°C	106
1881	−0.08°C	−0.24°C	+0.08°C	89
1882	−0.37°C	−0.69°C	−0.08°C	131
1883	−0.12°C	−0.15°C	−0.07°C	92
1884	−0.31°C	−0.47°C	−0.16°C	125
1885	−0.11°C	−0.13°C	−0.10°C	90
1886	−0.26°C	−0.22°C	−0.29°C	115
1887	−0.34°C	−0.43°C	−0.24°C	130
1888	−0.05°C	−0.25°C	+0.14°C	79
1889	−0.29°C	−0.55°C	−0.05°C	120
1890	−0.32°C	−0.48°C	−0.17°C	127
1891	−0.04°C	−0.03°C	−0.06°C	74

Rank 1027 of all 1760 months on record. Temperatures are anomalies vs the 1951–1980 average (NASA GISTEMP v4); values can be revised later.