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   The NOAA has updated its data series to the end of Jan 2021.  It finds   
   the global avg temp was .48C above their 70-2k baseline making it the   
   7th warmest Jan since 1880.   
      
   For the first time in years no region broke a record.  The N Temp   
   region ocean saw +.73C which was a #2.   
      
   Despite the terrible terrible La Nina cold the N Pole continued to   
   blast away with the Arctic ocean more than 2C above normal.   
      
   6 regions in the list of 22 recorded anomalies ~1C or more above their   
   ~1980s averages incl the Tropics that was .97C above normal.   
      
   The various regions for Jan 2021 came in as follows:   
      
   Region		Rank	Anom   
   		(/142)	(rel ~1980s)   
   NTempocean	2       0.725403   
   Trpcsland	4       0.969003	<- warm   
   NHemocean	4       0.608803   
   NoPoocean	5       2.181841	<- v warm!   
   NTemp		5       1.026543	<-  warm   
   NHem		5       0.850145   
   Gl		7       0.483189   
   STempocean	7       0.176904   
   NHemland	8       1.243177	<-  warm   
   Glland		8       0.995538   
   Glocean		8       0.295666   
   NTempland	11      1.365671	<-  warm   
   STemp		11      0.176634   
   Trpcs		15      0.279559   
   Shemland	19      0.362361   
   Shem		21      0.106897   
   Shemocean	22      0.060901   
   NoPo		25      1.229900	<-  warm   
   Trpcsocean	34      0.070043   
   STempland	39      0.171977   
   NoPoland	41      0.538268   
   SoPoocean	87      -0.421599   
      
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