A Look Back: 2022's Temperature Record

Released Thursday, January 12th, 2023
Updated Wednesday, July 26th, 2023 at 5:15PM

ID: 14273

- Visualizations by:
- Lori Perkins
- Scientific consulting by:
- Gavin A. Schmidt
- Produced by:
- Kathleen Gaeta
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2022 effectively tied for Earth’s 5th warmest year since 1880, and the last 9 consecutive years have been the warmest 9 on record. NASA looks back at how heat was expressed in different ways around the world in 2022.

Music credit: “Ad Infinitum,” “Arctic Blue,” and “Recovery” from Universal Production Music

Earth

Atmosphere Atmospheric science Atmospheric Temperature Climate Droughts Earth Science Fire Management floods Greenhouse Gases Heat Heating Rate Human Dimensions Natural hazards Ocean Heat Budget Oceans Temperature Temperature Anomalies

Credits

Please give credit for this item to:
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center

Animator
- Lori Perkins (NASA/GSFC) [Lead]
Scientists
- Gavin A. Schmidt (NASA/GSFC GISS) [Lead]
- Peter H. Jacobs (NASA/GSFC)
Producer
- Kathleen Gaeta (Advocates in Manpower Management, Inc.) [Lead]
Technical support
- Aaron E. Lepsch (ADNET Systems, Inc.)

Series

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Narrated Movies

ID: 5191 Visualization

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Nov. 16th, 2023
(updated Nov. 26th, 2023)

The seasonal cycle of temperature variation on the earth's surface. This version is labeled in English and Celsius. || GISTEMP_Curves_English_degC_2160p60.01750_print.jpg (1024x576) [178.5 KB] || GISTEMP_Curves_English_degC_2160p60.mp4 (3840x2160) [75.1 MB] || frames/3840x2160_16x9_60p/En_C/ (3840x2160) [128.0 KB] ||

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ID: 5190 Visualization

NASA Climate Spiral 1880-Present

Nov. 15th, 2023
(updated Nov. 26th, 2023)

The NASA climate spriral visualization with labels in English and Celsius. || GISTEMP_Spiral_English_degC_2160p60.01400_print.jpg (1024x1024) [277.7 KB] || GISTEMP_Spiral_English_degC_2160p60.01400_searchweb.png (320x180) [90.9 KB] || GISTEMP_Spiral_English_degC_2160p60.01400_thm.png (80x40) [6.5 KB] || GISTEMP_Spiral_English_degC_2160p60.mp4 (2160x2160) [43.4 MB] || frames/2160x2160_1x1_60p/En_C/ (2160x2160) [128.0 KB] ||

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ID: 5161 Visualization

Summer 2023 Record High Global Temperatures

Sept. 14th, 2023
(updated Nov. 6th, 2023)

This 'map shows monthly temperature anomalies measure from 1880 to August 2023 measured with respect to a the baseline period 1951-1980.Versions are provided in both English and Spanish. || GISTEMP_Summer2023_English_2160p30.00899_print.jpg (1024x576) [191.0 KB] || GISTEMP_Summer2023_English_2160p30.00899_searchweb.png (320x180) [74.2 KB] || GISTEMP_Summer2023_English_2160p30.00899_thm.png (80x40) [7.1 KB] || GISTEMP_Summer2023_English_2160p30.mp4 (3840x2160) [106.5 MB] || GISTEMP_Summer2023_Spanish_2160p30.mp4 (3840x2160) [36.2 MB] ||

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ID: 5137 Visualization

July 2023 Record High Global Temperatures

Aug. 14th, 2023
(updated Sept. 27th, 2023)

Monthly temperature anomalies measure from 1880 to July 2023 measured with respect to a the baseline period 1951-1980. This graph includes the seasonal cycle (from MERRA2) showing that July 2023 was the warmest month on record. Temperatures measured in Celsius, a Fahrenheit version of this graph is also available. || GISTEMP_Curves_July2023_1080p60.01800_print.jpg (1024x576) [164.8 KB] || GISTEMP_Curves_July2023_1080p60.01800_searchweb.png (320x180) [48.1 KB] || GISTEMP_Curves_July2023_1080p60.01800_thm.png (80x40) [4.1 KB] || GISTEMP_Curves_July2023_1080p60.mp4 (1920x1080) [38.8 MB] || GISTEMP_Curves_July2023_C_2160p60.mp4 (3840x2160) [105.6 MB] ||

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ID: 14364 Produced Video

A Year in Climate

June 12th, 2023
(updated July 26th, 2023)

Complete transcript available. || NoPlace_like_home_thumbnail_2.jpg (1280x720) [578.1 KB] || NoPlace_like_home_thumbnail_2_print.jpg (1024x576) [424.2 KB] || NoPlace_like_home_thumbnail_2_web.png (320x180) [88.5 KB] || NoPlace_like_home_thumbnail_2_thm.png (80x40) [6.9 KB] || NoPlace_like_home_thumbnail_2_searchweb.png (320x180) [88.5 KB] || 2023_0307_SoN_Climate_Intro.mp4 (1920x1080) [218.0 MB] || 2023_0307_SoN_Climate_Intro.webm (1920x1080) [15.9 MB] || 2022_temp_update.en_US.srt [4.7 KB] || 2022_temp_update.en_US.vtt [4.7 KB] ||

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ID: 5057 Visualization

NASA Climate Spiral 1880-2022

Jan. 12th, 2023
(updated Nov. 26th, 2023)

The NASA climate spiral 1880-2022. This version is in Celsius; see below for an alternate version in Fahrenheit. Both a 30 fps, 60 second duration video and 60 fps, 30 second duration video are available. || GISTEMP_Spiral_60sec_C.01400_print.jpg (1024x1024) [283.8 KB] || GISTEMP_Spiral_60sec_C.01400_searchweb.png (320x180) [92.9 KB] || GISTEMP_Spiral_60sec_C.01400_thm.png (80x40) [6.6 KB] || GISTEMP_Spiral_30sec_C.mp4 (2160x2160) [20.3 MB] || GISTEMP_Spiral_60sec_C.mp4 (2160x2160) [38.3 MB] || GISTEMP_Spiral_60sec_C.webm (2160x2160) [8.2 MB] || frames/2160x2160_16x9_60p/C/ (2160x2160) [128.0 KB] ||

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ID: 5059 Visualization

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(updated Nov. 26th, 2023)

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ID: 5060 Visualization

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(updated Nov. 27th, 2023)

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