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   The Cristy/UAH has updated their atm temp data series to the end of   
   Feb 2021.  They find Feb's lower trop 3-10 km above sea level was +.20   
   above average making it the 7th warmest Feb for the atm overall.   
      
   Despite the world being in a La Nina, and likely to remain there until   
   mid-year, Feb 2021 was warm enough to score a near record Feb for the   
   atm above the N Temp Zone ocean. The region was +.66C above baseline   
   temps making it the 2nd-warmest Feb for the region and the 3rd-warmest   
   month overall since the LT6 series began in 1978 (507 months).   
      
   9 other regions scored in the top10's for Feb.   
      
   The list is as follows:   
      
   Top 10 of all months:   
      
   Region		Rank	Anom   
   		(/507)   
   NoExtOcean   	3  	0.66   
      
   Top 10 for Feb's:   
      
   Region		Rank	Anom   
   		(/43)   
   NoExtOcean   	2  	0.66   
   NoExt   	4  	0.54   
   SoExtOcean   	4  	0.32   
   NHOcean   	5  	0.34   
   NH   		5  	0.32   
   GlobeOcean   	5  	0.23   
   Globe   	7  	0.20   
   NoExtLand   	9  	0.40   
   NHLand   	9  	0.28   
   SoExt   	9  	0.21   
      
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