Previous Animation Next Animation Five-Year Average Global Temperature Anomalies for 1888,1918,1948,1978, 2008 Each year, scientists at NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies analyze global temperature data. A rapid warming trend has occurred over the past 30 years. Calendar year 2008 was the coolest year since 2000, according to the Goddard Institute for Space Studies analysis of surface air temperature measurements. In this analysis, 2008 is the ninth warmest year in the period of instrumental measurements, which extends back to 1880. 2005 is the hottest year on record, and 2007 is tied with 1998 for second place. The Earth is experiencing the warmest level of the current interglacial period, or interval between ice ages, which has lasted nearly 12,000 years. This color-coded map displays a long term progression of changing global surface temperatures, from 1880 to 2008. Dark red indicates the greatest warming and dark blue indicates the greatest cooling.    1888 - This image is a five year average from 1886 through 1890. Available formats:   7680 x 4320     TIFF 22 MB   320 x 180         PNG     275 KB    Colortable for global temperature anomaly data. Available formats:   320 x 90           PNG         7 KB    1918 - This image shows a five year average from 1916 through 1920. Available formats:   7680 x 4320     TIFF 22 MB   320 x 180         PNG     272 KB    1948 - This image shows a five year average from 1946 through 1950. Available formats:   7680 x 4320     TIFF 23 MB   320 x 180         PNG     272 KB    1978 - This image shows a five year average from 1976 through 1980. Available formats:   7680 x 4320     TIFF 23 MB   320 x 180         PNG     272 KB    2008 - This image shows a five year average from 2004 through 2008. Available formats:   7680 x 4320     TIFF 22 MB   320 x 180         PNG     268 KB   160 x 80           PNG       65 KB   80 x 40             PNG       17 KB Animation Number: 3653 Completed: 2009-10-07 Animator: Lori Perkins (NASA/GSFC) (Lead) Scientists: James Hansen (NASA/GSFC GISS)   Makiko Sato (NASA/GSFC GISS)   Reto Ruedy (NASA/GSFC GISS)   Ken Lo (NASA/GSFC GISS)   David Lea (University of California, Santa Barbara)   Martin Medina-Elizade (University of California, Santa Barbara) Platform/Sensor/Data Set: GISS Surface Temperature Analysis (GISTEMP)/GISTEMP Series: Global Temperature Anomalies   Agriculture Animations - Climate Change Keywords: SVS >> Climate SVS >> Global Warming SVS >> HDTV DLESE >> Physical oceanography GCMD >> EARTH SCIENCE >> Biosphere >> Ecological Dynamics >> Extinction GCMD >> EARTH SCIENCE >> Climate Indicators >> Teleconnections >> El Nino Southern Oscillation GCMD >> EARTH SCIENCE >> Oceans >> Coastal Processes >> Sea Level Rise SVS >> Model Data SVS >> iPod SVS >> Science On a Sphere Science paper: http://www.nasa.gov/topics/earth/features/earth_temp.html     Please give credit for this item to: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio Data provided by Robert B. Schmunk (NASA/GSFC GISS) Back to Top

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