Zack Labe: Looking back over the last 6 months, most latitude bands observed above average temperatures, except near the South Pole. [Plot shows zonal-mean surface air temperature anomalies, where latitude = x-axis (not scaled by distance). Data from NASA/GISS GISTEMPv4.]

Looking back over the last 6 months, most latitude bands observed above average temperatures, except near the South Pole. [Plot shows zonal-mean surface air temperature anomalies, where latitude = x-axis (not scaled by distance). Data from NASA/GISS GISTEMPv4.]