Global temperature, Jul 1988

Global anomaly+0.33°C1951–1980

Rank among all Juls36 / 147warmest first

N. Hemisphere+0.42°C

S. Hemisphere+0.25°C

vs same month last year−0.07°C

CO₂ (Mauna Loa)352.80 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+0.33°C

Same month, previous year+0.40°C

Same month 10 years earlier+0.04°C

Same month 50 years earlier−0.10°C

Jul average 1991–2020+0.57°C

Warmest Jul on record (2026)+1.25°C

Year	Global	NH	SH	Rank
1978	+0.04°C	−0.07°C	+0.15°C	58
1979	+0.04°C	+0.05°C	+0.03°C	57
1980	+0.22°C	+0.13°C	+0.30°C	41
1981	+0.33°C	+0.09°C	+0.55°C	37
1982	+0.14°C	+0.04°C	+0.25°C	47
1983	+0.18°C	+0.20°C	+0.18°C	45
1984	+0.19°C	+0.08°C	+0.30°C	44
1985	+0.04°C	−0.08°C	+0.16°C	56
1986	+0.11°C	−0.02°C	+0.25°C	50
1987	+0.40°C	+0.25°C	+0.56°C	30
1988	+0.33°C	+0.42°C	+0.25°C	36
1989	+0.35°C	+0.31°C	+0.37°C	34
1990	+0.46°C	+0.33°C	+0.58°C	29
1991	+0.48°C	+0.43°C	+0.52°C	27
1992	+0.09°C	−0.10°C	+0.28°C	51
1993	+0.25°C	+0.12°C	+0.38°C	40
1994	+0.30°C	+0.33°C	+0.27°C	38
1995	+0.46°C	+0.37°C	+0.54°C	28
1996	+0.37°C	+0.29°C	+0.44°C	33
1997	+0.34°C	+0.41°C	+0.28°C	35
1998	+0.66°C	+0.75°C	+0.59°C	15

Rank 434 of all 1760 months on record. Temperatures are anomalies vs the 1951–1980 average (NASA GISTEMP v4); values can be revised later.