article_snippet.sent: The data, released today by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) takes into account global averages across land and sea surfaces.
article_snippet.sent: Some meteorologists, however, have warned that The PDO.
article_snippet.sent: The PDO reached record levels in December last year and January this year, and should The PDO stay strong, The PDO may combine with El Niño to increase global temperatures.
article_snippet.sent: The maps below represent rainfall per cent of normal (left, using a base period of 1961–1990) and precipitation (right, using the period of record).
article_snippet.sent: As is typical, precipitation anomalies during March 2015 varied significantly around the world .
article_snippet.sent: This graph shos the March average surface temperatures on ocean and land .