Global temperature, Aug 1971

Global anomaly−0.01°C1951–1980

Rank among all Augs69 / 147warmest first

N. Hemisphere−0.16°C

S. Hemisphere+0.14°C

vs same month last year+0.09°C

CO₂ (Mauna Loa)325.43 ppm

All months of 1971

Jan−0.02°C

Feb−0.15°C

Mar−0.18°C

Apr−0.07°C

May−0.05°C

Jun−0.16°C

Jul−0.07°C

Aug ◀−0.01°C

Sep−0.05°C

Oct−0.04°C

Nov−0.07°C

Dec−0.08°C

This month−0.01°C

Same month, previous year−0.10°C

Same month 10 years earlier+0.01°C

Same month 50 years earlier−0.27°C

Aug average 1991–2020+0.58°C

Warmest Aug on record (2026)+1.40°C

Year	Global	NH	SH	Rank
1961	+0.01°C	+0.05°C	−0.04°C	66
1962	−0.01°C	+0.03°C	−0.05°C	70
1963	+0.22°C	+0.14°C	+0.30°C	42
1964	−0.22°C	−0.23°C	−0.21°C	111
1965	−0.04°C	−0.20°C	+0.12°C	72
1966	−0.09°C	+0.14°C	−0.30°C	83
1967	+0.01°C	+0.06°C	−0.05°C	65
1968	−0.08°C	−0.08°C	−0.09°C	81
1969	+0.04°C	+0.05°C	+0.04°C	61
1970	−0.10°C	−0.05°C	−0.15°C	86
1971	−0.01°C	−0.16°C	+0.14°C	69
1972	+0.16°C	−0.09°C	+0.40°C	50
1973	+0.05°C	+0.03°C	+0.08°C	58
1974	+0.10°C	−0.11°C	+0.30°C	54
1975	−0.17°C	−0.14°C	−0.20°C	100
1976	−0.12°C	−0.21°C	−0.03°C	89
1977	+0.18°C	+0.02°C	+0.33°C	45
1978	−0.14°C	−0.14°C	−0.12°C	94
1979	+0.17°C	+0.04°C	+0.30°C	48
1980	+0.18°C	+0.09°C	+0.27°C	44
1981	+0.35°C	+0.16°C	+0.53°C	35

Rank 853 of all 1760 months on record. Temperatures are anomalies vs the 1951–1980 average (NASA GISTEMP v4); values can be revised later.