Surface air temperature anomalies for November 2022 compared to the November average for the period 1991-2020. Data source: ERA5. Source: Copernicus Climate Change Service / ECMWF.
Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S)which is implemented by the European Center for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts on behalf of the European Commission, routinely publishes monthly climate bulletins reporting on changes observed in the global system. surface air temperatureAnd the sea ice And the hydrological variables. All reported results are based on computer-generated analyzes using billions of measurements from satellites, ships, aircraft and weather stations around the world.
Surface air temperatures in November 2022:
- The global average temperature for November 2022 was about 0.2°C warmer than the 1991-2020 average for November.
- This was cooler globally than November 2012 and 2015-2021, but warmer than all of the other members.
- November 2022 was just 1.4°C warmer than the average across Europe.
- This was the fifth warmest November in all of Europe.
- Warmer-than-average temperatures were found in western, southeastern, and far northeastern Europe.
- Europe experienced the third warmest autumn in 2022 at 1°C above normal. The temperatures were particularly high in the western part of the continent.
Monthly global mean and European mean temperature deviations relative to 1991–2020, from January 1979 to November 2022. Dark-colored bars indicate November values. Data source: ERA5. Source: Copernicus Climate Change Service / ECMWF.
State of sea ice in November 2022:
- Arctic sea ice extent was 3 percent below average and ranked eighth lowest for the month of November, well above the lowest November values recorded in 2016 and 2020.
- Antarctic sea ice extent was the fifth-lowest November recorded in the 44 years of observation, 5 percent below average, close to November values recorded on four occasions since 2017.
- As in previous months, sea ice concentrations around Antarctica showed a marked contrast between well below average concentrations in the Bellinghausen Sea and well above average concentrations in the Amundsen and Ross Seas.
Left: Average Arctic sea ice concentration for November 2022. The thick orange line indicates the extent of climate sea ice for November over the period 1991-2020.
Right: Anomaly in Arctic sea ice concentration for November 2022 compared to the November average for the period 1991-2020. Data source: ERA5. Source: Copernicus Climate Change Service / ECMWF.
Comments from Samantha Burgess, Deputy Director of C3S:
“Europe just recorded its fifth-warmest November on record, which is just under 1.4°C warmer than average. In addition, temperatures in many ocean regions have been moderate, particularly in the northern European and northern seas. Atlantic Ocean Other marine areas that have experienced above-average surface temperatures include the western Mediterranean and most of the oceans bordering Antarctica C3S is closely monitoring how these above-average temperature trends evolve. ”
Video materials accompanying the maps are available over here.
More information about October’s climate fluctuations, climate updates from previous months, high-resolution graphics, and video can be downloaded over here.
Answers to frequently asked questions about temperature monitoring Existing over here.
Information about the C3S dataset and how to compile it
Temperature and hydrology maps and data are from the ERA5 data of the ECMWF’s Copernicus Climate Change Service.
Sea ice maps and data are drawn from a combination of information from ERA5, as well as from EUMETSAT OSI SAF Sea Ice Index v2.1, Sea Ice Concentration CDR/ICDR v2 and fast-track data provided on request by OSI SAF.
The listed regional averages have the following latitude/longitude limits:
First Earth, 180W-180E, 90S-90N. In total.
Europe, 25W-40E, 34N-72N, Overland only.
More information is available over here.
Information on national data and impact
Information on national data and impact is based on national and regional reports. For more details see each month’s temperature and hydrological C3S Climate Bulletin.
C3S followed the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) recommendation to use the most recent 30-year period for calculating climate averages and changed to the 1991-2020 reference period for its C3S climate bulletins covering January 2021 onwards. Figures and graphics for both the new and previous period (1981-2010) have been provided for the sake of transparency.
More information about the reference period used is available over here.
About Copernicus and the ECMWF
Copernicus is part of the European Union’s space program, funded by the European Union, which is the flagship program for Earth observation. The company operates through six thematic services: Atmosphere, Marine, Land, Climate Change, Security and Emergencies. It offers freely available operational data and services that provide users with reliable and up-to-date information about our planet and its environment. The program is coordinated and managed by the European Commission and implemented in partnership with Member States, the European Space Agency (ESA), the European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT), the European Center for Medium Distance Weather Forecasts (ECMWF), EU agencies, Mercator Océan and others.
The ECMWF operates two services of the European Union’s Copernicus Earth Observing Programme: the Copernicus Atmospheric Monitoring Service (CAMS) and the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S). They also contribute to the Copernicus Emergency Management Service (CEMS), which is implemented by the European Union Joint Research Council (JRC). The European Center for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) is an independent intergovernmental organization supported by 35 countries. It is a 24/7 operational and research institute that produces and disseminates digital weather forecasts to its member states. This data is fully available to the National Meteorological Services of the Member States. The supercomputer facility (and associated data archive) at the ECMWF is one of the largest of its kind in Europe and member states can use 25 percent of its capacity for their own purposes.
ECMWF has expanded the number of locations in which it operates. In addition to the UK headquarters and computing center in Italy, new offices focusing on activities carried out in partnership with the European Union, such as Copernicus, will be located in Bonn, Germany.
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