2009Dec31: (first image) Land Surface Temperature Anomalies in December 2009; (second image) Blended land and sea surface temperature anomalies in December 2009; (third image) December 2009 Precipitation Anomalies in Millimeters; (fourth image) December 2009 Precipitation Percent Departures (NCDC, NESDIS, NOAA).
Reference: NCDC, NESDIS, NOAA http://lwf.ncdc.noaa.gov/sotc/?report=global&year=2009&month=12&submitted=Get+Report
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