4 Billion Years On

Climate Updates

Monthly climate updates for 251 continents, climate regions, countries, US states and UK regions – temperature, rainfall and emissions trends from NOAA, OWID, the Met Office and CRU TS.

FAQs

FAQs

What is on the climate updates page?

A monthly climate update for every continent, climate region, country, US state and UK region we track. Each location has its own profile page with temperature, rainfall, emissions and (where applicable) sea level and ice indicators, all benchmarked against a long-term baseline.

Which regions are covered?

Every country with full climate records, every US state, every UK home nation (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland) and every English region (South East, North West, Midlands, London and the rest). Continental groups (Europe, Africa, Asia, North America, South America, Oceania) and the US climate regions are also covered.

Where does the data come from?

Country-level temperatures: Berkeley Earth and Copernicus C3S / ERA5. Global mean temperature: NOAA, NASA GISS and Hadley Centre HadCRUT5. US state data: NOAA NCEI nClimDiv. UK data: Met Office HadUK-Grid. Emissions: Global Carbon Project via Our World in Data. Sea ice: NSIDC.

How often is it updated?

Most underlying datasets refresh on a monthly cadence, and the climate hub refreshes at the same cadence - typically within days of the previous month's figures being released. Live indicators (CO₂, methane, sea ice, ENSO state) update more frequently from their source APIs.

Where can I see the rankings or methodology?

The full league table is on the Climate Rankings (sortable 1-month, 3-month and 12-month anomaly for every region we track). The Methodology & Sources details every data source, baseline and refresh cadence used on the site.