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   The NOAA has updated its NOAATEMP data series to the end of 2020.   
      
   Dec 2020 saw several regions more than 1C over the baseline ~1980s avg   
   temps. The NH Temp Ocean scored +.89C, a new record for the month.   
   The NoPo Ocean was a sizzling 2.14C above normal but with all the   
   recent competition that only ranked 3rd-warmest for the region in Dec.   
      
   At the other end of the scale the SoPo was -.35C below the baseline   
   which ranked almost "average" for the last 141y.   
      
   For the year the GL avg temp was .67C above the baseline, ranking   
   2nd-warmest year behind 2016. There were a slew of new records across   
   the regions with 1/3 scoring a #1. The NoPo was the standout region   
   with NoPo land averaging 2.41C above normal -- the warmest for the   
   region since at least 1880.   
      
   The NH averaged over 1C and scored another #1. NH land averaged almost   
   +1C and NH ocean almost +.8C above normal -- both new records.   
      
   The SH averaged +.3C and ranked 5th warmest in the past 141 y.   
      
   The detailed region-by-region numbers for Dec and the year are   
   as follows:   
      
      
   DECEMBER:   
      
   Region		Rank	Anom   
   		(/141)	(degC rel 1970/99 baseline)   
   NTempocean	1	0.891721   
   Trpcsland	2	1.088881   
   NoPoocean	3	2.143974   
   NHemocean	4	0.700988   
   NHem		5	0.803859   
   Glland		8	0.840584   
   Gl		8	0.451476   
   Glocean		8	0.306824   
   NoPo		9	1.971697   
   NHemland	9	0.972005   
   NTemp		10	0.676975   
   Shemland	11	0.505437   
   Trpcs		13	0.365091   
   STemp		18	0.024067   
   NoPoland	19	1.842178   
   STempocean	20	0.010151   
   NTempland	21	0.434202   
   Shem		21	0.080473   
   STempland	22	0.263781   
   Trpcsocean	23	0.145137   
   Shemocean	26	0.001501   
   SoPoland	60	-0.251957   
   SoPoocean	73	-0.372008   
   SoPo		74	-0.353211   
      
      
   ANNUAL   
      
   Region		Rank	Anom   
   		(/141)	(degC rel 1970/99 baseline)   
   NoPoland	1	2.41086   
   NTempland	1	1.41616   
   NHemland	1	1.39495   
   Glland		1	1.2414   
   NTemp		1	1.19186   
   NHem		1	1.02076   
   NTempocean	1	0.992329   
   NHemocean	1	0.791507   
   NoPo		2	2.01224   
   Shemland	2	0.855167   
   Gl		2	0.672329   
   Trpcsland	3	0.934342   
   Glocean		3	0.460778   
   Trpcs		4	0.559355   
   Trpcsocean	4	0.445397   
   NoPoocean	5	1.46774   
   Shem		5	0.304057   
   STempland	6	0.534714   
   Shemocean	6	0.199504   
   STemp		7	0.115123   
   STempocean	8	0.0904887   
   SoPoland	11	0.533456   
   SoPo		19	0.0314707   
   SoPoocean	36	-0.11063   
      
   --   
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