The WMO released the provisional State of the Global Climate 2022 report on Sunday 6 Nov 2022.
This provides preliminary details of temperature, extreme events and climate impacts globally in 2022 so far.
Key Findings include:
- Concentrations of the main greenhouse gases carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide continue to increase in 2022.
- The global average temperature in 2022 is estimated to be about 1.15 [1.02 to 1.28] °C above the 1850-1900 average.
- 2015 to 2022 are likely to be the eight warmest years on record.
- Extreme heatwaves, drought and devastating flooding have affected millions and cost billions this year so far.
- The rate of sea level rise has doubled since 1993. It has risen by nearly 10 mm since January 2020 to a new record high this year.
- The Greenland ice sheet lost mass for the 26th consecutive year and it rained (rather than snowed) there for the first time in September.
Global mean air temperature compared to 1850-1900 average. Full report available here
Climate Of Ireland 2022 so far.
Key Findings include:
- 2022 is provisionally on track to become the warmest year on record in Ireland (record length 123 years).
- Ireland’s average temperature between 1961-1990 was 9.55°C, while the average for the period 1991-2020 was 10.17°C – indicating an increase of 0.63°C between these two time periods.
- All months since and including June 2021 have been above normal (1981-2010). That is 17 consecutive months with positive anomalies.
- Two national temperature records have been broken in 2022 so far.
- The new July maximum temperature record is 33.0°C, recorded at Phoenix Park, Co Dublin (12.8°C above the 1981-2010 LTA) on Monday 18 July 2022.
- The new August maximum temperature record is 32.1°C, recorded at Durrow, Co Laois on Saturday 13 August 2022.
Provisional Long Series Temperature Anomalies for Ireland. Long term average (LTA) period 1961-1990.