GISS January +0.86C 6th warmest Jan on record.
 

The world is still very warm, despite a strong La Nina:

https://data.giss.nasa.gov/gistemp/t...LB.Ts+dSST.txt

La Nina called by NOAA:

https://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/produc...-fcsts-web.pdf

GISS January +0.86C 6th warmest Jan on record.
 

NOAA has Jan 2021 as the 7th warmest on record:

https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/sotc/global/202101

'The year began with a La Niña episode in the tropical Pacific Ocean that started in August 2020. The El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) can affect global temperatures. La Niña tends to cool global temperatures slightly, while El Niño tends to boost global temperatures. With a slightly cool start to the year, there is only a 2.9% chance of 2021 ending as the warmest year on record. However, there is an over 99% chance of the year ranking among the 10 warmest years on record.'

Be interesting to see, as always, how this year pans out.

On Monday, February 15, 2021 at 5:38:17 PM UTC, Paul from Dawlish wrote:
The world is still very warm, despite a strong La Nina:

https://data.giss.nasa.gov/gistemp/t...LB.Ts+dSST.txt

La Nina called by NOAA:

https://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/produc...-fcsts-web.pdf