Global temperature, Mar 1978

Global anomaly+0.19°C1951–1980

Rank among all Mars50 / 147warmest first

N. Hemisphere+0.21°C

S. Hemisphere+0.17°C

vs same month last year−0.05°C

CO₂ (Mauna Loa)336.66 ppm

All months of 1978

Jan+0.06°C

Feb+0.10°C

Mar ◀+0.19°C

Apr+0.17°C

May+0.09°C

Jun−0.01°C

Jul+0.04°C

Aug−0.14°C

Sep+0.06°C

Oct+0.03°C

Nov+0.13°C

Dec+0.08°C

This month+0.19°C

Same month, previous year+0.24°C

Same month 10 years earlier+0.20°C

Same month 50 years earlier−0.25°C

Mar average 1991–2020+0.69°C

Warmest Mar on record (2024)+1.40°C

Year	Global	NH	SH	Rank
1968	+0.20°C	+0.44°C	−0.04°C	48
1969	+0.01°C	−0.20°C	+0.22°C	75
1970	+0.06°C	−0.07°C	+0.19°C	63
1971	−0.18°C	−0.28°C	−0.08°C	97
1972	+0.03°C	+0.01°C	+0.04°C	72
1973	+0.29°C	+0.31°C	+0.26°C	44
1974	−0.05°C	+0.03°C	−0.14°C	80
1975	+0.12°C	+0.10°C	+0.14°C	54
1976	−0.22°C	−0.31°C	−0.12°C	108
1977	+0.24°C	+0.26°C	+0.22°C	47
1978	+0.19°C	+0.21°C	+0.17°C	50
1979	+0.19°C	+0.18°C	+0.20°C	49
1980	+0.29°C	+0.07°C	+0.52°C	43
1981	+0.48°C	+0.68°C	+0.28°C	33
1982	+0.03°C	+0.06°C	+0.01°C	71
1983	+0.42°C	+0.42°C	+0.41°C	35
1984	+0.26°C	+0.18°C	+0.35°C	45
1985	+0.17°C	±0.00°C	+0.35°C	53
1986	+0.30°C	+0.26°C	+0.34°C	41
1987	+0.18°C	±0.00°C	+0.37°C	51
1988	+0.52°C	+0.47°C	+0.56°C	31

Rank 546 of all 1760 months on record. Temperatures are anomalies vs the 1951–1980 average (NASA GISTEMP v4); values can be revised later.