Winter 2006/2007: Warmest Ever
The numbers are in, and we now know that the period from December 2006 through February 2007 was the warmest winter in the Earth's history.
The 3-month winter period December 2006 through February 2007 had an average temperature +0.72°C (+1.30°F) above normal, beating the previous record set in 2004 by a substantial +0.12°C. Cooler than normal temperatures were observed over less than 15% of the globe, and nowhere did the cooling exceed 3° C (Figure 1). Record warmth was particularly noteworthy over land areas of the Northern Hemisphere poleward of 45° latitude, where temperatures a remarkable 5°C (9°F) above normal were common.
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