The global sea surface temperature averaged for March over 60°S–60°N was 21.07°C (69.93°F), the highest monthly value on record, marginally above the 21.06°C (69.91°F) recorded for February.
Temperatures averaged over the last 12 months were:
above the 1991-2020 average over most of the globe, including much of Europe.
below average over most of Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden
well above average over land areas that include northeastern Canada, western Asia, and parts of South America, Africa and Antarctica
a little below average over several small areas of land, including parts of Australia, Antarctica, and northwestern India.
well above average over some seas around Antarctica and in the European sector of the Arctic, and over much of the North Pacific, part of the South Pacific, the Atlantic, and the south-western Indian Ocean
well above average over the eastern equatorial Pacific, associated with the current El Niño event.
below average over a few oceanic areas, particularly over part of the south-eastern Pacific Ocean and east of Greenland.
Several small areas of land in Antarctica had below-average temperatures over the last 12 months. Credit: Pixabay
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