The Version 5.6 global average lower tropospheric temperature (LT) anomaly for February, 2015 is +0.30 deg. C, down a little from the January 2015 value of +0.35 deg. C (click for full size version):

The global, hemispheric, and tropical LT anomalies from the 30-year (1981-2010) average for the last 14 months are:
    YR  MON  GLOBAL   NH    SH    TROPICS
    2014   01   +0.291   +0.387   +0.194  -0.029
    2014   02   +0.170   +0.320   +0.020  -0.103
    2014   03   +0.170   +0.338   +0.002  -0.001
    2014   04   +0.190   +0.358   +0.022   +0.092
    2014   05   +0.326   +0.325   +0.328   +0.175
    2014   06   +0.305   +0.315   +0.295   +0.510
    2014   07   +0.304   +0.289   +0.319   +0.451
    2014   08   +0.199   +0.244   +0.153   +0.061
    2014   09   +0.294   +0.187   +0.401   +0.181
    2014   10   +0.365   +0.333   +0.396   +0.189
    2014   11   +0.329   +0.354   +0.303   +0.247
    2014   12   +0.322   +0.465   +0.178   +0.296
    2015   01   +0.351   +0.553   +0.150   +0.126
    2015   02   +0.296   +0.434   +0.157   +0.015
Note that the El Nino warmth in the tropics seems to have fizzled, falling about 0.25 deg C in the last few months to near the 1979-2010 average value, which is unusual since February has been the usual time of peak tropospheric warmth in response to previous El Nino events.
The global image for February, 2015 should be available in the next day or so here.
Popular monthly data files (these might take a few days to update):
uahncdc_lt_5.6.txt (Lower Troposphere)
uahncdc_mt_5.6.txt (Mid-Troposphere)
uahncdc_ls_5.6.txt (Lower Stratosphere)

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