Coolest tropics since June, 2012 at -0.12 deg. C. The Version 6.0 global average lower tropospheric temperature (LT) anomaly for January, 2018 was +0.26 deg. C, down from the December, 2017 value of +0.41 deg. C: The global, hemispheric, and tropical LT anomalies from the 30-year (1981-2010) average for the last 13 months are: YEAR … Continue reading UAH Global Temperature Update for January, 2018: +0.26 deg. C