Heard Island and McDonald Islands vs United States: Temperature anomalies vs. latitude
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
0.8308 °C
in 2025
United States
0.8334 °C
in 2025
Heard Island and McDonald Islands rank
68th
United States rank
67th
Temperature anomalies vs. latitude over time
- Heard Island and McDonald Islands
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 0.8334 °C against 0.8308 °C in Heard Island and McDonald Islands, a difference of 0.0026 °C.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Heard Island and McDonald Islands ahead.
Heard Island and McDonald Islands ranks 68th and United States ranks 67th of 193 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Heard Island and McDonald Islands averaged higher in 6 and United States in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Heard Island and McDonald Islands | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.7038 °C | -1.38 °C | 0.6805 °C | Heard Island and McDonald Islands |
| 1950s | -0.4475 °C | -0.8257 °C | 0.3783 °C | Heard Island and McDonald Islands |
| 1960s | -0.3035 °C | -1.06 °C | 0.754 °C | Heard Island and McDonald Islands |
| 1970s | -0.2917 °C | -1.02 °C | 0.7306 °C | Heard Island and McDonald Islands |
| 1980s | -0.0611 °C | -0.6083 °C | 0.5472 °C | Heard Island and McDonald Islands |
| 1990s | -0.123 °C | -0.4069 °C | 0.284 °C | Heard Island and McDonald Islands |
| 2000s | -0.099 °C | -0.0461 °C | 0.0529 °C | United States |
| 2010s | 0.1796 °C | 0.3725 °C | 0.1929 °C | United States |
| 2020s | 0.4024 °C | 0.7166 °C | 0.3143 °C | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher temperature anomalies vs. latitude, Heard Island and McDonald Islands or United States?
- United States, at 0.8334 °C against 0.8308 °C in Heard Island and McDonald Islands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in temperature anomalies vs. latitude between Heard Island and McDonald Islands and United States?
- 0.0026 °C, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Heard Island and McDonald Islands and United States?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do Heard Island and McDonald Islands and United States rank globally for temperature anomalies vs. latitude?
- Heard Island and McDonald Islands ranks 68th and United States ranks 67th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Temperature anomalies vs. latitude. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Difference of a specific year's average surface temperature from the 1991-2020 mean, in degrees Celsius.