Global temperature, May 1888

Global anomaly−0.23°C1951–1980

Rank among all Mays110 / 147warmest first

N. Hemisphere−0.16°C

S. Hemisphere−0.29°C

vs same month last year+0.08°C

CO₂ (Mauna Loa)–

All months of 1888

Jan−0.34°C

Feb−0.37°C

Mar−0.42°C

Apr−0.21°C

May ◀−0.23°C

Jun−0.18°C

Jul−0.11°C

Aug−0.16°C

Sep−0.12°C

Oct+0.01°C

Nov+0.02°C

Dec−0.05°C

This month−0.23°C

Same month, previous year−0.31°C

May average 1991–2020+0.58°C

Warmest May on record (2024)+1.16°C

Year	Global	NH	SH	Rank
1880	−0.11°C	−0.07°C	−0.14°C	89
1881	+0.05°C	+0.03°C	+0.08°C	64
1882	−0.14°C	−0.24°C	−0.05°C	93
1883	−0.18°C	−0.25°C	−0.11°C	100
1884	−0.34°C	−0.36°C	−0.32°C	133
1885	−0.46°C	−0.59°C	−0.33°C	143
1886	−0.25°C	−0.35°C	−0.16°C	113
1887	−0.31°C	−0.26°C	−0.35°C	127
1888	−0.23°C	−0.16°C	−0.29°C	110
1889	−0.02°C	−0.05°C	+0.01°C	71
1890	−0.40°C	−0.36°C	−0.44°C	139
1891	−0.17°C	−0.16°C	−0.18°C	97
1892	−0.23°C	−0.23°C	−0.23°C	109
1893	−0.34°C	−0.44°C	−0.25°C	132
1894	−0.32°C	−0.27°C	−0.36°C	128
1895	−0.27°C	−0.30°C	−0.24°C	117
1896	−0.16°C	−0.17°C	−0.16°C	96
1897	−0.02°C	+0.13°C	−0.16°C	70
1898	−0.31°C	−0.28°C	−0.34°C	126

Rank 1354 of all 1760 months on record. Temperatures are anomalies vs the 1951–1980 average (NASA GISTEMP v4); values can be revised later.