Global temperature, Feb 1988

Global anomaly+0.44°C1951–1980

Rank among all Febs33 / 147warmest first

N. Hemisphere+0.46°C

S. Hemisphere+0.43°C

vs same month last year+0.01°C

CO₂ (Mauna Loa)351.70 ppm

All months of 1988

Jan+0.57°C

Feb ◀+0.44°C

Mar+0.52°C

Apr+0.43°C

May+0.44°C

Jun+0.40°C

Jul+0.33°C

Aug+0.39°C

Sep+0.37°C

Oct+0.38°C

Nov+0.12°C

Dec+0.29°C

This month+0.44°C

Same month, previous year+0.43°C

Same month 10 years earlier+0.10°C

Same month 50 years earlier+0.03°C

Feb average 1991–2020+0.66°C

Warmest Feb on record (2024)+1.44°C

Year	Global	NH	SH	Rank
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
1992	+0.40°C	+0.50°C	+0.30°C	38
1993	+0.37°C	+0.52°C	+0.21°C	41
1994	+0.02°C	−0.05°C	+0.09°C	69
1995	+0.79°C	+1.19°C	+0.38°C	14
1996	+0.46°C	+0.54°C	+0.37°C	30
1997	+0.41°C	+0.60°C	+0.21°C	37
1998	+0.88°C	+1.04°C	+0.72°C	11

Rank 358 of all 1760 months on record. Temperatures are anomalies vs the 1951–1980 average (NASA GISTEMP v4); values can be revised later.