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March 2016 set a new record temperature for that time of year, according to NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies. The global temperature was 2.30 °F (1.28 °C) warmer than the average for March from 1951 to 1980, which is used as a baseline.
Every month this year has broken the record for that month. January was 2.03 °F (1.13 °C) hotter than the baseline for previous Januaries and February was 2.41 °F (1.34 °C) hotter than the baseline for previous Februaries.
So far, the last six months in a row have had record-setting heat.
![March climate anomalies and events around the world. Credit: NOAA.](https://science.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/march_2016_sig_climate_events_noaa.gif?w=4096&format=png)
March climate anomalies and events around the world.
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Mar 18, 2024
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