Monthly Mean Temperature Data

Raw Data relative to Expected Monthly Means

Difference from Regional Expectation

Breakpoint Adjusted Annual Average Comparison

Mean Rate of Change ( °C / Century )

Raw monthly anomalies0.91
After quality control0.82
After breakpoint alignment1.02
Regional expectation during same months1.05 ± 0.09
National average during same months 0.83 ± 0.08
Global land average during same months 1.11 ± 0.02

Regional Consistency

Comparison of monthly mean station data to regional expectation

Typical Difference
(°C, 95% range)
Correlation
(R value)
Raw Monthly Anomalies ± 2.1 0.94
After Quality Control ± 2.0 0.94
After Breakpoint Adjustment ± 1.9 0.94

Quality Control Summary

Months missing 10 or more days 6
Serially repeated daily or monthly values 6
Extreme local outliers 2
Regional climatology outliers 2
Abrupt jumps 1
Marked as bad or manually changed by source 0
Exceeds global climatological range 0
Isolated observations 3
Frame shift repetitions 0
TMAX / TMIN inconsistency 0
TAVG outside TMAX / TMIN range 0
Total Observations Rejected by Quality Control 12

Station ID Codes

COOP242173
FAACTB
GHCNDUSW00024137
GHCNM42500242173
GSOD727690-24137
GSOD727690-99999
GSOD727796-24137
GSOD999999-24137
HADCRU730120
ICAOKCTB
NCDC20012805
NWSCTB
USAF727690
USAF727796
WBAN24137
WMO72769

ID codes may be repeated if the identification of the station changed during its history or if two different records were found to contain the same data, in which case the records would be merged.