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Global Surface Temperature Results for December

Jan 19, 2012; 2:19 PM ET

The Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) has finally released their global surface temperature anomaly data for December 2011.

According to GISS, the global land/sea combined temperature anomaly was +0.45 celsius or +0.81 F, making this past December the 9th warmest December in the GISS record going back to 1880.

December of 2010 came in at +0.43 c.

December 2011 temperature anomalies in celsius. Image courtesy of GISS.

For the Jan-Dec 2011 period, the overall temperature anomaly for 2011 was +0.52 c or +0.94 F.

The Jan-Dec 2010 period came in at +0.63 c.

Image courtesy of GISS.

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