The mean has risen 0.1 degrees F 1898-1963 at 48.2 shown, to 48.3 1963-2023, which is 0.2%.
The uptrend traverses about 0.9 degrees F over 125 years.
Planet's on FIRE lol.
Could easily be just heat island effect. The mean for average temperature is definitely warmer since 1997:
1997-2023: 49.4 (27yrs)
1943-1997: 47.5 (55yrs)
1898-1943: 48.4 (46yrs).
The relatively colder second half of the 20th century remains the noteworthy anchor of this graph's center.
