Reconstructed Byrd temperature record (1957-2012)
(original version)
IMPORTANT NOTE (2013/09/06): A revised version of this dataset is available here and should be used instead.
This webpage provides the near-surface temperature dataset from Byrd Station, in central West Antarctica, described by Bromwich et al. in the 2013 Nature Geoscience article entitled Central West Antarctica among the most rapidly warming regions on Earth. A detailed description of the methods used to fill in the gaps in the temperature record can be found in the Methods section of the paper and in its Supplementary Information.
In the two tables below, the monthly and seasonal mean temperatures are color-coded according to the infilling technique:
In the two tables below, the monthly and seasonal mean temperatures are color-coded according to the infilling technique:
- black: no infilling (observations available).
- green: combination of (i) adjusted 2m temperatures from the NCEP-NCAR and ERA-40 reanalyses and (ii) spatial interpolation of temperature observations from other Antarctic stations.
- red: adjusted 2m temperatures from ERA-Interim ("main method").
- blue: adjusted 2m temperatures from ERA-Interim ("alternative method").
Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1957 | -15.6 | -21.1 | -30.0 | -35.6 | -36.1 | -33.3 | -41.1 | -28.9 | -30.6 | -26.7 | -20.6 | -12.2 |
1958 | -15.0 | -15.0 | -28.3 | -30.6 | -27.2 | -41.1 | -41.1 | -42.2 | -40.0 | -30.0 | -21.7 | -17.2 |
1959 | -17.2 | -18.3 | -25.0 | -23.3 | -33.3 | -32.8 | -33.9 | -38.9 | -35.6 | -33.9 | -22.8 | -14.4 |
1960 | -15.6 | -23.9 | -31.7 | -30.0 | -32.8 | -30.6 | -33.9 | -40.6 | -33.9 | -27.2 | -24.4 | -14.4 |
1961 | -13.1 | -20.0 | -29.7 | -24.1 | -36.2 | -34.8 | -35.7 | -37.2 | -33.2 | -37.6 | -22.3 | -16.3 |
1962 | -15.7 | -23.9 | -28.8 | -36.2 | -29.3 | -40.3 | -36.0 | -34.7 | -43.7 | -33.2 | -22.0 | -15.6 |
1963 | -15.3 | -21.3 | -31.0 | -30.1 | -34.0 | -28.6 | -39.9 | -35.2 | -36.8 | -27.6 | -19.4 | -17.2 |
1964 | -17.3 | -22.6 | -25.3 | -30.3 | -31.1 | -31.9 | -32.1 | -40.4 | -35.0 | -31.4 | -19.8 | -13.8 |
1965 | -14.4 | -19.5 | -28.8 | -27.3 | -37.0 | -34.7 | -30.2 | -33.1 | -39.0 | -28.4 | -19.1 | -13.4 |
1966 | -15.3 | -18.6 | -25.9 | -26.7 | -33.6 | -29.2 | -34.7 | -40.3 | -34.1 | -31.7 | -20.1 | -13.7 |
1967 | -13.5 | -15.6 | -26.7 | -33.3 | -28.0 | -32.0 | -38.2 | -31.4 | -38.0 | -34.4 | -23.2 | -14.5 |
1968 | -13.9 | -16.8 | -24.6 | -29.2 | -36.5 | -41.6 | -36.6 | -38.7 | -42.7 | -28.3 | -21.6 | -15.1 |
1969 | -15.6 | -23.6 | -24.3 | -33.2 | -31.1 | -38.1 | -30.8 | -37.3 | -33.8 | -31.2 | -23.5 | -14.3 |
1970 | -11.8 | -19.0 | -21.6 | -26.1 | -35.0 | -30.1 | -33.9 | -33.8 | -35.3 | -27.6 | -21.4 | -14.0 |
1971 | -12.6 | -20.7 | -26.7 | -29.8 | -29.4 | -35.4 | -39.6 | -37.4 | -34.5 | -30.6 | -22.7 | -14.7 |
1972 | -16.0 | -17.8 | -24.3 | -28.8 | -30.3 | -30.4 | -33.7 | -32.8 | -33.9 | -26.4 | -19.8 | -14.7 |
1973 | -13.8 | -23.7 | -29.9 | -31.5 | -28.2 | -32.0 | -34.2 | -35.0 | -33.8 | -27.0 | -18.2 | -14.0 |
1974 | -11.8 | -20.3 | -25.7 | -29.7 | -30.6 | -32.1 | -38.8 | -35.2 | -40.4 | -29.7 | -15.9 | -12.7 |
1975 | -14.2 | -20.0 | -27.3 | -29.0 | -32.2 | -32.2 | -34.6 | -39.7 | -35.4 | -30.3 | -20.2 | -14.9 |
1976 | -12.4 | -20.4 | -24.2 | -32.3 | -34.8 | -35.5 | -35.1 | -40.5 | -40.6 | -36.1 | -19.5 | -13.3 |
1977 | -12.5 | -23.2 | -26.3 | -31.5 | -36.0 | -33.5 | -34.8 | -37.1 | -39.9 | -30.5 | -19.4 | -14.7 |
1978 | -16.4 | -22.1 | -23.8 | -30.7 | -32.6 | -34.4 | -38.2 | -43.8 | -37.6 | -30.4 | -19.5 | -14.9 |
1979 | -13.6 | -21.8 | -27.6 | -35.4 | -29.6 | -32.0 | -37.9 | -40.9 | -32.0 | -29.0 | -20.6 | -12.5 |
1980 | -12.5 | -16.0 | -24.8 | -21.9 | -26.0 | -35.0 | -25.8 | -28.9 | -34.5 | -27.6 | -22.4 | -14.8 |
1981 | -15.1 | -23.1 | -23.9 | -31.4 | -32.1 | -30.0 | -35.8 | -43.0 | -35.2 | -28.9 | -23.1 | -14.7 |
1982 | -13.7 | -20.0 | -29.9 | -38.8 | -35.8 | -30.5 | -36.6 | -31.8 | -36.3 | -30.0 | -21.7 | -13.1 |
1983 | -15.1 | -26.5 | -27.9 | -28.4 | -29.5 | -39.6 | -40.0 | -42.5 | -34.1 | -31.1 | -22.9 | -15.7 |
1984 | -15.3 | -19.5 | -21.6 | -27.6 | -29.7 | -28.9 | -40.1 | -39.2 | -36.8 | -25.3 | -20.2 | -12.8 |
1985 | -13.6 | -23.0 | -27.3 | -28.5 | -29.4 | -30.3 | -41.4 | -39.1 | -33.4 | -29.1 | -16.3 | -15.7 |
1986 | -14.8 | -19.8 | -27.8 | -27.6 | -27.0 | -36.9 | -36.4 | -40.6 | -44.7 | -29.8 | -20.8 | -14.3 |
1987 | -13.8 | -19.1 | -32.9 | -32.9 | -31.3 | -28.8 | -28.3 | -32.1 | -34.2 | -28.4 | -23.5 | -14.0 |
1988 | -13.6 | -20.7 | -29.0 | -26.2 | -32.0 | -34.4 | -30.5 | -25.9 | -28.6 | -25.8 | -20.1 | -12.8 |
1989 | -13.2 | -18.8 | -24.8 | -24.6 | -35.8 | -38.5 | -35.4 | -30.6 | -35.2 | -27.2 | -20.2 | -13.6 |
1990 | -12.5 | -20.1 | -32.3 | -29.7 | -27.6 | -38.6 | -36.5 | -40.3 | -30.4 | -32.8 | -22.5 | -13.5 |
1991 | -15.2 | -15.8 | -29.1 | -28.4 | -30.1 | -32.1 | -35.6 | -37.6 | -31.2 | -25.9 | -20.4 | -11.0 |
1992 | -14.6 | -22.5 | -22.8 | -28.7 | -24.0 | -32.4 | -29.6 | -34.1 | -33.8 | -23.9 | -20.7 | -12.8 |
1993 | -12.6 | -18.1 | -27.6 | -29.2 | -32.1 | -29.0 | -26.2 | -30.6 | -34.2 | -28.5 | -20.6 | -13.9 |
1994 | -15.1 | -21.9 | -29.6 | -25.9 | -29.9 | -31.7 | -33.0 | -38.9 | -36.5 | -25.4 | -16.9 | -11.8 |
1995 | -14.1 | -16.8 | -29.4 | -29.2 | -35.7 | -26.5 | -35.1 | -34.6 | -32.5 | -31.1 | -21.4 | -13.9 |
1996 | -13.8 | -20.8 | -26.7 | -22.4 | -38.0 | -30.9 | -38.2 | -32.0 | -34.9 | -29.8 | -19.2 | -12.5 |
1997 | -13.0 | -20.1 | -26.8 | -33.0 | -34.0 | -28.6 | -34.6 | -38.8 | -33.4 | -23.8 | -18.2 | -10.5 |
1998 | -13.5 | -15.6 | -27.1 | -33.0 | -24.0 | -25.8 | -40.1 | -34.6 | -35.7 | -32.0 | -22.5 | -14.5 |
1999 | -12.7 | -22.1 | -26.2 | -33.6 | -32.8 | -34.4 | -31.0 | -37.8 | -28.6 | -24.5 | -18.6 | -14.3 |
2000 | -16.9 | -19.1 | -21.9 | -33.8 | -29.3 | -30.0 | -29.3 | -34.1 | -30.8 | -24.8 | -16.7 | -15.3 |
2001 | -14.5 | -18.0 | -22.9 | -25.9 | -27.8 | -28.8 | -32.7 | -41.4 | -33.6 | -30.1 | -21.4 | -15.1 |
2002 | -13.4 | -20.2 | -19.9 | -30.8 | -26.8 | -30.2 | -36.6 | -33.9 | -24.5 | -27.1 | -15.9 | -14.3 |
2003 | -12.2 | -19.9 | -22.5 | -28.3 | -31.5 | -33.1 | -36.0 | -36.3 | -33.8 | -26.6 | -20.7 | -13.1 |
2004 | -13.7 | -21.0 | -28.1 | -29.7 | -34.2 | -32.2 | -40.4 | -41.5 | -37.5 | -30.2 | -19.4 | -14.2 |
2005 | -9.7 | -23.0 | -28.3 | -31.8 | -30.3 | -30.1 | -30.7 | -36.6 | -26.0 | -25.2 | -17.9 | -12.6 |
2006 | -11.7 | -15.3 | -28.9 | -35.8 | -37.2 | -31.7 | -36.5 | -29.6 | -33.7 | -26.1 | -19.2 | -14.4 |
2007 | -10.4 | -19.7 | -22.5 | -25.9 | -27.0 | -29.4 | -29.5 | -37.0 | -32.5 | -31.5 | -18.3 | -14.1 |
2008 | -12.3 | -19.8 | -23.0 | -29.3 | -32.0 | -30.1 | -34.9 | -41.2 | -27.9 | -25.0 | -22.4 | -15.9 |
2009 | -14.4 | -20.9 | -24.5 | -28.2 | -32.9 | -34.1 | -26.9 | -33.5 | -35.9 | -30.8 | -16.8 | -12.2 |
2010 | -14.1 | -18.5 | -22.2 | -29.8 | -35.7 | -35.9 | -40.4 | -31.4 | -33.4 | -28.2 | -22.5 | -14.9 |
2011 | -15.3 | -21.8 | -26.0 | -30.3 | -31.6 | -33.8 | -23.4 | -29.2 | -38.4 | -26.2 | -20.1 | -14.8 |
2012 | -15.4 | -18.9 | -24.1 | -29.8 | -26.7 | -37.3 | -37.0 | -36.4 | -33.7 | -27.1 | -22.0 | -11.7 |
Year | Annual | DJF* | MAM | JJA | SON |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1957 | -27.7 | - | -33.9 | -34.4 | -26.0 |
1958 | -29.1 | -14.1 | -28.7 | -41.5 | -30.6 |
1959 | -27.5 | -17.6 | -27.2 | -35.2 | -30.8 |
1960 | -28.3 | -18.0 | -31.5 | -35.0 | -28.5 |
1961 | -28.4 | -15.8 | -30.0 | -35.9 | -31.0 |
1962 | -30.0 | -18.6 | -31.4 | -37.0 | -33.0 |
1963 | -28.0 | -17.4 | -31.7 | -34.6 | -27.9 |
1964 | -27.6 | -19.0 | -28.9 | -34.8 | -28.7 |
1965 | -27.1 | -15.9 | -31.0 | -32.7 | -28.8 |
1966 | -27.0 | -15.8 | -28.7 | -34.7 | -28.6 |
1967 | -27.4 | -14.3 | -29.3 | -33.9 | -31.9 |
1968 | -28.8 | -15.1 | -30.1 | -39.0 | -30.9 |
1969 | -28.1 | -18.1 | -29.5 | -35.4 | -29.5 |
1970 | -25.8 | -15.0 | -27.6 | -32.6 | -28.1 |
1971 | -27.8 | -15.8 | -28.6 | -37.5 | -29.3 |
1972 | -25.7 | -16.2 | -27.8 | -32.3 | -26.7 |
1973 | -26.8 | -17.4 | -29.9 | -33.7 | -26.3 |
1974 | -26.9 | -15.4 | -28.7 | -35.4 | -28.7 |
1975 | -27.5 | -15.6 | -29.5 | -35.5 | -28.6 |
1976 | -28.7 | -15.9 | -30.4 | -37.0 | -32.1 |
1977 | -28.3 | -16.3 | -31.3 | -35.1 | -29.9 |
1978 | -28.7 | -17.7 | -29.0 | -38.8 | -29.2 |
1979 | -27.7 | -16.8 | -30.9 | -36.9 | -27.2 |
1980 | -24.2 | -13.7 | -24.2 | -29.9 | -28.2 |
1981 | -28.0 | -17.7 | -29.1 | -36.3 | -29.1 |
1982 | -28.2 | -16.1 | -34.8 | -33.0 | -29.3 |
1983 | -29.4 | -18.2 | -28.6 | -40.7 | -29.4 |
1984 | -26.4 | -16.8 | -26.3 | -36.1 | -27.4 |
1985 | -27.3 | -16.5 | -28.4 | -36.9 | -26.3 |
1986 | -28.4 | -16.8 | -27.5 | -38.0 | -31.8 |
1987 | -26.6 | -15.7 | -32.4 | -29.7 | -28.7 |
1988 | -25.0 | -16.1 | -29.1 | -30.3 | -24.8 |
1989 | -26.5 | -14.9 | -28.4 | -34.8 | -27.5 |
1990 | -28.1 | -15.4 | -29.9 | -38.5 | -28.6 |
1991 | -26.0 | -14.8 | -29.2 | -35.1 | -25.8 |
1992 | -25.0 | -16.0 | -25.2 | -32.0 | -26.1 |
1993 | -25.2 | -14.5 | -29.6 | -28.6 | -27.8 |
1994 | -26.4 | -17.0 | -28.5 | -34.5 | -26.3 |
1995 | -26.7 | -14.2 | -31.4 | -32.1 | -28.3 |
1996 | -26.6 | -16.2 | -29.0 | -33.7 | -28.0 |
1997 | -26.2 | -15.2 | -31.3 | -34.0 | -25.1 |
1998 | -26.5 | -13.2 | -28.0 | -33.5 | -30.1 |
1999 | -26.4 | -16.4 | -30.9 | -34.4 | -23.9 |
2000 | -25.2 | -16.8 | -28.3 | -31.1 | -24.1 |
2001 | -26.0 | -15.9 | -25.5 | -34.3 | -28.4 |
2002 | -24.5 | -16.2 | -25.8 | -33.6 | -22.5 |
2003 | -26.2 | -15.5 | -27.4 | -35.1 | -27.0 |
2004 | -28.5 | -15.9 | -30.7 | -38.0 | -29.0 |
2005 | -25.2 | -15.6 | -30.1 | -32.5 | -23.0 |
2006 | -26.7 | -13.2 | -34.0 | -32.6 | -26.3 |
2007 | -24.8 | -14.8 | -25.1 | -32.0 | -27.4 |
2008 | -26.2 | -15.4 | -28.1 | -35.4 | -25.1 |
2009 | -25.9 | -17.1 | -28.5 | -31.5 | -27.8 |
2010 | -27.3 | -14.9 | -29.2 | -35.9 | -28.0 |
2011 | -25.9 | -17.3 | -29.3 | -28.8 | -28.2 |
2012 | -26.7 | -16.4 | -26.9 | -36.9 | -27.6 |
A .txt version of the data is available here.
Last updated: 6 September 2013