NOAA - National Climatic Data Center
National Oceanic And Atmospheric Administration
December 2013

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Global Highlights

• The combined average temperature over global land and ocean surfaces for November 2013 was record highest for the 134-year period of record, at 0.78°C above the 20^th century average of 12.9°C.
• The global land surface temperature was 1.43°C above the 20^th century average of 5.9°C, the second highest for November on record, behind 2010. For the global oceans, the November average sea surface temperature was 0.54°C above the 20^th century average of 15.8°C, tying with 2009 as the third highest for November.
• The combined global land and ocean average surface temperature for the September–November period was 0.68°C  above the 20^th century average of 14.0°C, the second warmest such period on record, behind only 2005.
• The September–November worldwide land surface temperature was 1.08°C above the 20^th century average, the third warmest such period on record. The global ocean surface temperature for the same period was 0.52°C above the 20^th century average, tying with 2009 and 2012 as the fourth warmest September–November on record.
• The combined global land and ocean average surface temperature for the year-to-date (January–November) was 0.62°C above the 20^th century average of 14.0°C, tying with 2002 as the fourth warmest such period on record.

Source:noaa.gov

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