Weather Records 2011: Average Global Temperature Was 11th Hottest On Record

Weather Records 2011: Average Global Temperature Was 11th Hottest On Record - The Huffington Post

The world last year wasn't quite as warm as it was for most of the last decade.

Still, official U.S. weather records say the average global temperature in 2011 was the 11th hottest on record.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration calculated the average temperature as 57.9 degrees Fahrenheit. That's 0.9 degrees warmer than the 20th century average. In fact, it was hotter than every year in the 20th century except 1998.