Image: 1940-2023 Global surface temperature - stacked - Copernicus

Description: Stacked line chart showing monthly global surface temperature since 1940, emphasizing 2023 Source: The 2023 Annual Climate Summary / Global Climate Highlights 2023. Copernicus Programme (9 January 2024). Archived from the original on 9 January 2024. Source states: "​​​Monthly global surface air temperature [1] anomalies (°C) relative to 1991–2020 from January 1940 to December 2023, plotted as time series for each year. 2023 is shown with a thick red line while other years are shown with thin lines and shaded according to the decade, from blue (1940s) to brick red (2020s). Data source: ERA5. Credit: C3S/ECMWF." Direct link to image: https://climate.copernicus.eu/sites/default/files/custom-uploads/Global%20Climate%20Highlights%202023/Final%20Report/fig1_GCH2023_surface_temperature_monthly_global_anomalies_stacked_1940-2023.pdf - Archive thereof: https://web.archive.org/web/20240109183745/https://climate.copernicus.eu/sites/default/files/custom-uploads/Global%20Climate%20Highlights%202023/Final%20Report/fig1_GCH2023_surface_temperature_monthly_global_anomalies_stacked_1940-2023.pdf It is envisioned that this chart will be relevant only to articles focusing on the specific year 2023. Please do not "update" as subsequent years' data becomes available; upload separate files for each year.
Title: 1940-2023 Global surface temperature - stacked - Copernicus
Credit: The 2023 Annual Climate Summary / Global Climate Highlights 2023. Copernicus Programme (9 January 2024). Archived from the original on 9 January 2024.
Author: Copernicus Programme
License: Attribution