Global temperature, Feb 1981

Global anomaly+0.42°C1951–1980

Rank among all Febs36 / 147warmest first

N. Hemisphere+0.62°C

S. Hemisphere+0.22°C

vs same month last year+0.03°C

CO₂ (Mauna Loa)340.55 ppm

All months of 1981

Jan+0.53°C

Feb ◀+0.42°C

Mar+0.48°C

Apr+0.32°C

May+0.25°C

Jun+0.29°C

Jul+0.33°C

Aug+0.35°C

Sep+0.15°C

Oct+0.12°C

Nov+0.23°C

Dec+0.41°C

This month+0.42°C

Same month, previous year+0.39°C

Same month 10 years earlier−0.15°C

Same month 50 years earlier−0.20°C

Feb average 1991–2020+0.66°C

Warmest Feb on record (2024)+1.44°C

Year	Global	NH	SH	Rank
1971	−0.15°C	−0.21°C	−0.10°C	95
1972	−0.18°C	−0.52°C	+0.17°C	104
1973	+0.32°C	+0.43°C	+0.22°C	43
1974	−0.27°C	−0.35°C	−0.18°C	114
1975	+0.08°C	+0.09°C	+0.06°C	63
1976	−0.06°C	−0.12°C	−0.01°C	78
1977	+0.23°C	+0.11°C	+0.34°C	47
1978	+0.10°C	+0.04°C	+0.16°C	62
1979	−0.10°C	−0.36°C	+0.16°C	86
1980	+0.39°C	+0.40°C	+0.38°C	39
1981	+0.42°C	+0.62°C	+0.22°C	36
1982	+0.15°C	+0.16°C	+0.14°C	54
1983	+0.43°C	+0.35°C	+0.52°C	35
1984	+0.14°C	+0.02°C	+0.26°C	57
1985	−0.04°C	−0.30°C	+0.22°C	75
1986	+0.37°C	+0.31°C	+0.43°C	42
1987	+0.43°C	+0.50°C	+0.36°C	34
1988	+0.44°C	+0.46°C	+0.43°C	33
1989	+0.30°C	+0.39°C	+0.19°C	44
1990	+0.44°C	+0.54°C	+0.33°C	32
1991	+0.50°C	+0.57°C	+0.43°C	27

Rank 374 of all 1760 months on record. Temperatures are anomalies vs the 1951–1980 average (NASA GISTEMP v4); values can be revised later.