Temperature change in Midway Island

Midway Island: Temperature change was -1.04 °C in 2009. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2009)
-1.04 °C
Change on year
down 301.2%
World rank
233rd
of 233 countries
All-time high
1.78 °C
in 2007
All-time low
-1.04 °C
in 2009
Years of data
39
1961–2009

Temperature change in Midway Island, 1961–2009

-10121961198520091961: -0.303 °C1962: -0.125 °C1963: 0.277 °C1964: 0.059 °C1965: -0.715 °C1966: -0.527 °C1967: 0.056 °C1968: -0.676 °C1969: -0.107 °C1970: 0.427 °C1971: 0.763 °C1972: -0.652 °C1973: 0.596 °C1974: 0.703 °C1975: 0.718 °C1976: 0.093 °C1977: -0.152 °C1978: -0.29 °C1979: -0.081 °C1980: -0.22 °C1981: 0.1 °C1982: -0.296 °C1983: -0.192 °C1984: 1.1 °C1985: -0.248 °C1986: -0.64 °C1987: -0.05 °C1988: 0.391 °C1989: -0.127 °C1990: -0.463 °C1991: -0.08 °C1999: 0.869 °C2000: 1.6 °C2001: 1.3 °C2005: 0.243 °C2006: -0.593 °C2007: 1.8 °C2008: 0.516 °C2009: -1 °C

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in °C.

Analysis

The most recent figure for temperature change in Midway Island is -1.04 °C, measured in 2009. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.

That represents a change of down 301.2% on the previous year and down 219.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, temperature change in Midway Island peaked at 1.78 °C in 2007 and was at its lowest, -1.04 °C, in 2009.

Midway Island ranks 233rd of 233 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Temperature change in Midway Island, year by year

Annual values for Temperature change in Midway Island, 1961 to 2009.
Year °C Change
1961 -0.303 °C —
1962 -0.125 °C -58.7%
1963 0.277 °C -321.6%
1964 0.059 °C -78.7%
1965 -0.715 °C -1311.9%
1966 -0.527 °C -26.3%
1967 0.056 °C -110.6%
1968 -0.676 °C -1307.1%
1969 -0.107 °C -84.2%
1970 0.427 °C -499.1%
1971 0.763 °C +78.7%
1972 -0.652 °C -185.5%
1973 0.596 °C -191.4%
1974 0.703 °C +18.0%
1975 0.718 °C +2.1%
1976 0.093 °C -87.0%
1977 -0.152 °C -263.4%
1978 -0.29 °C +90.8%
1979 -0.081 °C -72.1%
1980 -0.22 °C +171.6%
1981 0.1 °C -145.5%
1982 -0.296 °C -396.0%
1983 -0.192 °C -35.1%
1984 1.13 °C -688.5%
1985 -0.248 °C -121.9%
1986 -0.64 °C +158.1%
1987 -0.05 °C -92.2%
1988 0.391 °C -882.0%
1989 -0.127 °C -132.5%
1990 -0.463 °C +264.6%
1991 -0.08 °C -82.7%
1999 0.869 °C -1186.2%
2000 1.57 °C +80.2%
2001 1.33 °C -14.8%
2005 0.243 °C -81.8%
2006 -0.593 °C -344.0%
2007 1.78 °C -400.0%
2008 0.516 °C -71.0%
2009 -1.04 °C -301.2%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Temperature change in Midway Island changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1965 -1311.9% 0.059 °C -0.715 °C
1968 -1307.1% 0.056 °C -0.676 °C

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s -0.229 °C -0.715 °C 0.277 °C 9
1970s 0.2125 °C -0.652 °C 0.763 °C 10
1980s -0.0152 °C -0.64 °C 1.13 °C 10
1990s 0.1087 °C -0.463 °C 0.869 °C 3
2000s 0.5439 °C -1.04 °C 1.78 °C 7

Countries ranked near Midway Island

  1. 230 Tokelau -0.572 °C compare
  2. 231 Turks and Caicos Islands -0.665 °C compare
  3. 232 Nauru -0.737 °C compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is temperature change in Midway Island?
Temperature change in Midway Island was -1.04 °C in 2009, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest temperature change recorded in Midway Island?
The highest recorded value was 1.78 °C in 2007.
What is the lowest temperature change recorded in Midway Island?
The lowest recorded value was -1.04 °C in 2009.
How does Midway Island rank for temperature change?
Midway Island ranks 233rd out of 233 countries with data for 2009.
Is temperature change rising or falling in Midway Island?
Over the last ten years it is down 219.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Midway Island data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Temperature change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Temperature change
Unit
°C
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
288 places, 16,949 data points, 1961–2025
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The FAOSTAT Temperature change on land domain disseminates statistics of mean surface temperature change by country, with annual updates. Statistics are available for monthly, seasonal and annual mean temperature anomalies, i.e., temperature change with respect to a baseline climatology, corresponding to the period 1951–1980. The standard deviation of the temperature change of the baseline methodology is also available. Data are based on the publicly available GISTEMP data, the Global Surface Temperature Change data distributed by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Goddard Institute for Space Studies (NASA-GISS).