Despite having no data from 1850 for the vast majority of the planet, the WMO and “six international datasets” know the temperature within 0.01 degrees.
WMO confirms 2024 as warmest year on record at about 1.55°C above pre-industrial level
Temperature data (HadCRUT, CRUTEM,, HadCRUT5, CRUTEM5) Climatic Research Unit global temperature
Minneapolis had a warm 2024 and tied the record for warmest year. tied with 1931. hhhmmmm. what was going on in 1931? lol. 2024 wasn’t hot but it just wasn’t cold either. we also had a lack of snow. bare ground is much warmer than ground covered with a foot of snow. January 2025 is off to a cold start. cold enough that my car wouldn’t start this morning. i had to put a battery charger on it.