Global temperature, Apr 1979

Global anomaly+0.15°C1951–1980

Rank among all Aprs56 / 147warmest first

N. Hemisphere−0.17°C

S. Hemisphere+0.48°C

vs same month last year−0.02°C

CO₂ (Mauna Loa)338.82 ppm

All months of 1979

Jan+0.09°C

Feb−0.10°C

Mar+0.19°C

Apr ◀+0.15°C

May+0.03°C

Jun+0.14°C

Jul+0.04°C

Aug+0.17°C

Sep+0.25°C

Oct+0.26°C

Nov+0.28°C

Dec+0.47°C

This month+0.15°C

Same month, previous year+0.17°C

Same month 10 years earlier+0.17°C

Same month 50 years earlier−0.42°C

Apr average 1991–2020+0.63°C

Warmest Apr on record (2024)+1.32°C

Year	Global	NH	SH	Rank
1969	+0.17°C	+0.03°C	+0.31°C	51
1970	+0.05°C	−0.02°C	+0.13°C	67
1971	−0.07°C	−0.20°C	+0.06°C	82
1972	±0.00°C	−0.12°C	+0.12°C	73
1973	+0.27°C	+0.18°C	+0.36°C	43
1974	−0.12°C	−0.10°C	−0.14°C	87
1975	+0.04°C	+0.05°C	+0.02°C	70
1976	−0.07°C	+0.02°C	−0.17°C	81
1977	+0.26°C	+0.25°C	+0.27°C	44
1978	+0.17°C	+0.07°C	+0.26°C	50
1979	+0.15°C	−0.17°C	+0.48°C	56
1980	+0.30°C	+0.15°C	+0.44°C	38
1981	+0.32°C	+0.39°C	+0.26°C	37
1982	+0.15°C	+0.17°C	+0.13°C	55
1983	+0.28°C	+0.06°C	+0.50°C	42
1984	+0.06°C	−0.07°C	+0.19°C	62
1985	+0.12°C	−0.04°C	+0.27°C	58
1986	+0.22°C	+0.15°C	+0.30°C	46
1987	+0.24°C	+0.07°C	+0.42°C	45
1988	+0.43°C	+0.44°C	+0.42°C	32
1989	+0.29°C	+0.32°C	+0.26°C	39

Rank 598 of all 1760 months on record. Temperatures are anomalies vs the 1951–1980 average (NASA GISTEMP v4); values can be revised later.