Global temperature, Mar 1948

Global anomaly−0.24°C1951–1980

Rank among all Mars112 / 147warmest first

N. Hemisphere−0.27°C

S. Hemisphere−0.21°C

vs same month last year−0.30°C

CO₂ (Mauna Loa)–

All months of 1948

Jan+0.06°C

Feb−0.15°C

Mar ◀−0.24°C

Apr−0.12°C

May−0.01°C

Jun−0.05°C

Jul−0.11°C

Aug−0.12°C

Sep−0.14°C

Oct−0.05°C

Nov−0.13°C

Dec−0.24°C

This month−0.24°C

Same month, previous year+0.06°C

Same month 10 years earlier+0.10°C

Same month 50 years earlier−0.52°C

Mar average 1991–2020+0.69°C

Warmest Mar on record (2024)+1.40°C

Year	Global	NH	SH	Rank
1938	+0.10°C	+0.34°C	−0.16°C	59
1939	−0.18°C	−0.25°C	−0.12°C	98
1940	+0.09°C	+0.02°C	+0.16°C	61
1941	+0.10°C	+0.12°C	+0.10°C	58
1942	+0.05°C	−0.01°C	+0.11°C	68
1943	−0.04°C	−0.01°C	−0.08°C	79
1944	+0.26°C	+0.31°C	+0.21°C	46
1945	+0.06°C	+0.10°C	+0.03°C	65
1946	+0.01°C	+0.12°C	−0.08°C	76
1947	+0.06°C	+0.29°C	−0.16°C	64
1948	−0.24°C	−0.27°C	−0.21°C	112
1949	−0.02°C	+0.04°C	−0.08°C	78
1950	−0.08°C	+0.06°C	−0.22°C	83
1951	−0.20°C	−0.18°C	−0.22°C	102
1952	−0.08°C	−0.22°C	+0.07°C	82
1953	+0.11°C	+0.25°C	−0.02°C	55
1954	−0.15°C	−0.16°C	−0.13°C	95
1955	−0.32°C	−0.43°C	−0.22°C	126
1956	−0.21°C	−0.23°C	−0.19°C	104
1957	−0.05°C	−0.10°C	±0.00°C	81
1958	+0.08°C	+0.16°C	+0.01°C	62

Rank 1361 of all 1760 months on record. Temperatures are anomalies vs the 1951–1980 average (NASA GISTEMP v4); values can be revised later.