Global temperature, Aug 2008

Global anomaly+0.45°C1951–1980

Rank among all Augs27 / 147warmest first

N. Hemisphere+0.58°C

S. Hemisphere+0.34°C

vs same month last year−0.15°C

CO₂ (Mauna Loa)384.32 ppm

All months of 2008

Jan+0.30°C

Feb+0.38°C

Mar+0.75°C

Apr+0.54°C

May+0.50°C

Jun+0.50°C

Jul+0.60°C

Aug ◀+0.45°C

Sep+0.60°C

Oct+0.67°C

Nov+0.69°C

Dec+0.54°C

This month+0.45°C

Same month, previous year+0.60°C

Same month 10 years earlier+0.65°C

Same month 50 years earlier−0.05°C

Aug average 1991–2020+0.58°C

Warmest Aug on record (2026)+1.40°C

Year	Global	NH	SH	Rank
1998	+0.65°C	+0.72°C	+0.59°C	20
1999	+0.31°C	+0.30°C	+0.32°C	38
2000	+0.42°C	+0.47°C	+0.38°C	30
2001	+0.48°C	+0.68°C	+0.30°C	25
2002	+0.53°C	+0.55°C	+0.52°C	24
2003	+0.64°C	+0.86°C	+0.43°C	21
2004	+0.45°C	+0.55°C	+0.35°C	28
2005	+0.60°C	+0.69°C	+0.50°C	23
2006	+0.71°C	+0.68°C	+0.73°C	15
2007	+0.60°C	+0.72°C	+0.47°C	22
2008	+0.45°C	+0.58°C	+0.34°C	27
2009	+0.69°C	+0.72°C	+0.66°C	17
2010	+0.67°C	+0.85°C	+0.48°C	18
2011	+0.74°C	+0.71°C	+0.77°C	14
2012	+0.66°C	+0.76°C	+0.55°C	19
2013	+0.70°C	+0.73°C	+0.66°C	16
2014	+0.83°C	+0.91°C	+0.75°C	10
2015	+0.80°C	+1.02°C	+0.59°C	12
2016	+1.01°C	+1.12°C	+0.91°C	5
2017	+0.87°C	+1.02°C	+0.73°C	8
2018	+0.78°C	+0.90°C	+0.67°C	13

Rank 345 of all 1760 months on record. Temperatures are anomalies vs the 1951–1980 average (NASA GISTEMP v4); values can be revised later.