Global temperature, Jan 1961

Global anomaly+0.07°C1951–1980

Rank among all Jans65 / 147warmest first

N. Hemisphere+0.17°C

S. Hemisphere−0.03°C

vs same month last year+0.07°C

CO₂ (Mauna Loa)316.89 ppm

All months of 1961

Jan ◀+0.07°C

Feb+0.19°C

Mar+0.09°C

Apr+0.13°C

May+0.12°C

Jun+0.11°C

Jul+0.01°C

Aug+0.01°C

Sep+0.08°C

Oct±0.00°C

Nov+0.03°C

Dec−0.16°C

This month+0.07°C

Same month, previous year±0.00°C

Same month 10 years earlier−0.34°C

Same month 50 years earlier−0.63°C

Jan average 1991–2020+0.63°C

Warmest Jan on record (2025)+1.38°C

Year	Global	NH	SH	Rank
1951	−0.34°C	−0.36°C	−0.34°C	123
1952	+0.11°C	+0.16°C	+0.07°C	58
1953	+0.07°C	+0.23°C	−0.09°C	66
1954	−0.24°C	−0.24°C	−0.24°C	109
1955	+0.13°C	+0.43°C	−0.17°C	56
1956	−0.13°C	−0.04°C	−0.23°C	93
1957	−0.09°C	−0.13°C	−0.04°C	88
1958	+0.39°C	+0.69°C	+0.10°C	35
1959	+0.08°C	+0.24°C	−0.08°C	63
1960	±0.00°C	+0.16°C	−0.16°C	73
1961	+0.07°C	+0.17°C	−0.03°C	65
1962	+0.05°C	+0.28°C	−0.18°C	71
1963	−0.03°C	+0.08°C	−0.14°C	79
1964	−0.09°C	−0.04°C	−0.13°C	87
1965	−0.08°C	−0.02°C	−0.15°C	85
1966	−0.19°C	−0.25°C	−0.12°C	99
1967	−0.08°C	−0.18°C	+0.03°C	84
1968	−0.26°C	−0.29°C	−0.23°C	112
1969	−0.11°C	−0.43°C	+0.22°C	91
1970	+0.08°C	−0.03°C	+0.20°C	62
1971	−0.02°C	−0.15°C	+0.09°C	76

Rank 706 of all 1760 months on record. Temperatures are anomalies vs the 1951–1980 average (NASA GISTEMP v4); values can be revised later.