This statistic represents annual anomalies in global ocean surface temperature from 1880 to 2018, based on temperature departure from the 20th century average. In 2018, ocean surface temperatures were around 0.66 degrees Celsius warmer than the 20th century average. Oceans are responsible for absorbing over 90 percent of the Earth's excess heat from global warming.
Global ocean temperature anomalies 1880-2018
Annual anomalies in global ocean surface temperature from 1880 to 2018, based on temperature departure (in degrees Celsius)*
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NOAA. (March 6, 2019). Annual anomalies in global ocean surface temperature from 1880 to 2018, based on temperature departure (in degrees Celsius)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 10, 2019, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/736147/ocean-temperature-anomalies-based-on-temperature-departure/
NOAA. "Annual anomalies in global ocean surface temperature from 1880 to 2018, based on temperature departure (in degrees Celsius)*." Chart. March 6, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 10, 2019. https://www.statista.com/statistics/736147/ocean-temperature-anomalies-based-on-temperature-departure/
NOAA. (2019). Annual anomalies in global ocean surface temperature from 1880 to 2018, based on temperature departure (in degrees Celsius)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 10, 2019. https://www.statista.com/statistics/736147/ocean-temperature-anomalies-based-on-temperature-departure/
NOAA. "Annual Anomalies in Global Ocean Surface Temperature from 1880 to 2018, Based on Temperature Departure (in Degrees Celsius)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Mar 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/736147/ocean-temperature-anomalies-based-on-temperature-departure/
NOAA, Annual anomalies in global ocean surface temperature from 1880 to 2018, based on temperature departure (in degrees Celsius)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/736147/ocean-temperature-anomalies-based-on-temperature-departure/ (last visited December 10, 2019)