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June Satellite Measured Global Temperatures

Jul 13, 2010; 9:45 AM ET

Remote Sensing Systems (RSS) finally released their lower tropospheric temperature anomaly data for June 2010 after a several day period of having their web site offline for whatever reason.

Indeed, the June 2010 global temperature anomaly was not quite as high as May 2010, but it was still significantly above the 30-year normal, coming in at +.535 C (+.963 F).

The University of Alabama at Huntsville (UAH) satellite measured global anomaly for June 2010 was +.44 C (+.792 F).

Here is a visual look at the global temperature anomaly for June 2010 from RSS (Reds and yellows indicate warmer than normal conditions, while blues and purples show cooler than normal).

As you can see, much of the Southeast U.S. really cooked in June.

Here is the latest RSS plot of the global temperature trend since 1979. The trend is +.161 C per decade.

As you can see by the updated image below from RSS, the greatest warming compared to normal since the late 1990's has been in the high northern latitudes. The El Ninos (warming of the equatorial Pacific) of 1998 and early 2010 clearly show up in the mid-latitudes on this graphic).

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MSU/AMSU data are produced by Remote Sensing Systems and sponsored by the NOAA Climate and Global Change Program. Data are available at www.remss.com.

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