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NOAA: Global Combined Land and Ocean Surface Temperature Was Second Warmest for September

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million square miles in September—the third lowest for any September since records began in 1979. below the 1979-2000 average, and the 13 th consecutive September with below-average Arctic sea ice extent. above the 1979-2000 average. Arctic sea ice covered an average 2.1 The coverage was 23.8%

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