March 2008 RSS Global Temperature Anomaly Data: slightly above zero

4 04 2008

The RSS Microwave Sounder Unit (MSU) global temperature anomaly data has been published this morning by RSS (Remote Sensing Systems of Santa Rosa, CA).

For March 2008 it has moved a little higher, with a value of .079°C for a change (∆T) of 0.081°C globally from February.

2008 1 -0.070
2008 2 -0.002
2008 3 0.079
RSS data here


Reference: RSS data here (RSS Data Version 3.1) click for larger image

The interesting news is the divergence between northern and southern hemispheres, and the plunge seen in the continental USA. I’ll have more on that coming up.

Curiously, at almost the same time the BBC has published an article today headlining: Global temperatures ‘to decrease’

On a related note:

Lucia over at The Blackboard just posted a very well done analysis that takes ENSO into account in falsifying the IPCC AR4 projection of +2.0C/century. Here is her graph showing IPCC AR4 projections compared with observations and best fit trend:

GMST anomaly vs Time compared to IPCC AR4.
Click for larger