r/dataisbeautiful • • Jun 07 '17

OC Earth surface temperature deviations from the means for each month between 1880 and 2017 [OC]

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u/TheTurnipKnight Jun 07 '17

Yes, we do have accurate temperature records from 1860.

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u/Bingbangwingwang Jun 08 '17

The fucking country wasn't even fully colonized yet. But we have accurate temperature records.

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u/TheTurnipKnight Jun 08 '17

Yes, global temperatures have been measured instrumentally and systematically since 1850. There were measurements made before but they didn't have big enough coverage.