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The latest summary of global climate was released by NOAA this week. It covers both February and the winter period from December 2017 through February 2018. The data show that for the globe as a whole in February, it was the coolest since 2014 but the 11th warmest since records began in 1880. The winter period was the 5th warmest on record. You can read more at https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/news/global-climate-201802 with additional statistics at https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/sotc/global/201802.
