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” * Although the ocean surface average was only
the 13th warmest on record, as the cooling
influence of La Niña in the tropical Pacific
continued, much warmer than average conditions
across large parts of Eurasia helped push the
global average to a near record high for March.
* Despite above average snowpack levels in
the U.S., the total Northern Hemisphere snow
cover extent was the fourth lowest on record for
March, remaining consistent with boreal spring
conditions of the past two decades, in which
warming temperatures have contributed to
anomalously low snow cover extent.
* Some weakening of La Niña, the cold phase
of the El Niño-Southern Oscillation, occurred in
March, but moderate La Niña conditions remained
across the tropical Pacific Ocean.”
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http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/04/080418112341.htm
Global Land Temperature Warmest
On Record In March 2008
ScienceDaily (Apr. 19, 2008) – The average global
land temperature last month was the warmest on
record and ocean surface temperatures were the
13th warmest. Combining the land and the ocean
temperatures, the overall global temperature
ranked the second warmest for the month of March.
Global temperature averages have been recorded
since 1880.