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Carbon dioxide at Mauna Loa, monthly mean

Monthly mean carbon dioxide in dry air measured at Mauna Loa Observatory, Hawaii, since March 1958: the Keeling Curve. Values before May 1974 were measured by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography.

Latest value

427.55ppm

Mauna Loa Observatory, Hawaii (19.5° N, 155.6° W), August 2026. Version 2026-09.

Carbon dioxide at Mauna Loa, monthly mean (parts per million)

822 values from March 1958 to August 2026.
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Carbon dioxide at Mauna Loa, monthly mean, every value
PeriodValue (ppm)Status
1958-03315.71final
1958-04317.45final
1958-05317.51final
1958-06317.27final
1958-07315.87final
1958-08314.93final
1958-09313.21final
1958-10312.42final
1958-11313.33final
1958-12314.67final
1959-01315.58final
1959-02316.49final
1959-03316.65final
1959-04317.72final
1959-05318.29final
1959-06318.15final
1959-07316.54final
1959-08314.80final
1959-09313.84final
1959-10313.33final
1959-11314.81final
1959-12315.58final
1960-01316.43final
1960-02316.98final
1960-03317.58final
1960-04319.03final
1960-05320.03final
1960-06319.58final
1960-07318.18final
1960-08315.90final
1960-09314.17final
1960-10313.83final
1960-11315.00final
1960-12316.19final
1961-01316.89final
1961-02317.70final
1961-03318.54final
1961-04319.48final
1961-05320.58final
1961-06319.77final
1961-07318.56final
1961-08316.79final
1961-09314.99final
1961-10315.31final
1961-11316.10final
1961-12317.01final
1962-01317.94final
1962-02318.55final
1962-03319.68final
1962-04320.57final
1962-05321.02final
1962-06320.62final
1962-07319.61final
1962-08317.40final
1962-09316.24final
1962-10315.42final
1962-11316.69final
1962-12317.70final
1963-01318.74final
1963-02319.07final
1963-03319.86final
1963-04321.38final
1963-05322.24final
1963-06321.49final
1963-07319.74final
1963-08317.77final
1963-09316.21final
1963-10315.99final
1963-11317.07final
1963-12318.35final
1964-01319.57final
1964-02320.04final
1964-03320.75final
1964-04321.84final
1964-05322.25final
1964-06321.89final
1964-07320.44final
1964-08318.69final
1964-09316.71final
1964-10316.87final
1964-11317.68final
1964-12318.71final
1965-01319.44final
1965-02320.44final
1965-03320.89final
1965-04322.14final
1965-05322.17final
1965-06321.87final
1965-07321.21final
1965-08318.87final
1965-09317.82final
1965-10317.30final
1965-11318.87final
1965-12319.42final
1966-01320.62final
1966-02321.60final
1966-03322.39final
1966-04323.70final
1966-05324.08final
1966-06323.75final
1966-07322.37final
1966-08320.36final
1966-09318.64final
1966-10318.10final
1966-11319.78final
1966-12321.02final
1967-01322.33final
1967-02322.50final
1967-03323.03final
1967-04324.41final
1967-05325.00final
1967-06324.09final
1967-07322.54final
1967-08320.92final
1967-09319.25final
1967-10319.39final
1967-11320.73final
1967-12321.96final
1968-01322.57final
1968-02323.15final
1968-03323.89final
1968-04325.02final
1968-05325.57final
1968-06325.36final
1968-07324.14final
1968-08322.11final
1968-09320.33final
1968-10320.25final
1968-11321.32final
1968-12322.89final
1969-01324.00final
1969-02324.41final
1969-03325.63final
1969-04326.66final
1969-05327.38final
1969-06326.71final
1969-07325.88final
1969-08323.66final
1969-09322.38final
1969-10321.78final
1969-11322.85final
1969-12324.11final
1970-01325.06final
1970-02325.99final
1970-03326.93final
1970-04328.13final
1970-05328.08final
1970-06327.67final
1970-07326.34final
1970-08324.68final
1970-09323.10final
1970-10323.06final
1970-11324.01final
1970-12325.13final
1971-01326.17final
1971-02326.69final
1971-03327.18final
1971-04327.78final
1971-05328.93final
1971-06328.57final
1971-07327.36final
1971-08325.43final
1971-09323.36final
1971-10323.56final
1971-11324.80final
1971-12326.01final
1972-01326.77final
1972-02327.63final
1972-03327.75final
1972-04329.72final
1972-05330.07final
1972-06329.09final
1972-07328.04final
1972-08326.32final
1972-09324.84final
1972-10325.20final
1972-11326.50final
1972-12327.55final
1973-01328.55final
1973-02329.57final
1973-03330.30final
1973-04331.50final
1973-05332.48final
1973-06332.07final
1973-07330.87final
1973-08329.31final
1973-09327.52final
1973-10327.19final
1973-11328.17final
1973-12328.65final
1974-01329.36final
1974-02330.71final
1974-03331.49final
1974-04332.65final
1974-05333.19final
1974-06332.20final
1974-07331.07final
1974-08329.15final
1974-09327.33final
1974-10327.28final
1974-11328.31final
1974-12329.58final
1975-01330.73final
1975-02331.46final
1975-03331.94final
1975-04333.11final
1975-05333.95final
1975-06333.42final
1975-07331.97final
1975-08329.95final
1975-09328.49final
1975-10328.36final
1975-11329.38final
1975-12330.77final
1976-01331.56final
1976-02332.74final
1976-03333.36final
1976-04334.74final
1976-05334.72final
1976-06333.97final
1976-07333.08final
1976-08330.68final
1976-09328.96final
1976-10328.72final
1976-11330.16final
1976-12331.62final
1977-01332.68final
1977-02333.17final
1977-03334.96final
1977-04336.14final
1977-05336.93final
1977-06336.17final
1977-07334.89final
1977-08332.56final
1977-09331.29final
1977-10331.28final
1977-11332.46final
1977-12333.60final
1978-01334.94final
1978-02335.26final
1978-03336.66final
1978-04337.69final
1978-05338.02final
1978-06338.01final
1978-07336.50final
1978-08334.42final
1978-09332.36final
1978-10332.45final
1978-11333.76final
1978-12334.91final
1979-01336.14final
1979-02336.69final
1979-03338.27final
1979-04338.82final
1979-05339.24final
1979-06339.26final
1979-07337.54final
1979-08335.72final
1979-09333.97final
1979-10334.24final
1979-11335.32final
1979-12336.81final
1980-01337.90final
1980-02338.34final
1980-03340.07final
1980-04340.93final
1980-05341.45final
1980-06341.36final
1980-07339.45final
1980-08337.67final
1980-09336.25final
1980-10336.14final
1980-11337.30final
1980-12338.29final
1981-01339.29final
1981-02340.55final
1981-03341.63final
1981-04342.60final
1981-05343.04final
1981-06342.54final
1981-07340.82final
1981-08338.48final
1981-09336.95final
1981-10337.05final
1981-11338.58final
1981-12339.91final
1982-01340.93final
1982-02341.76final
1982-03342.78final
1982-04343.96final
1982-05344.77final
1982-06343.88final
1982-07342.42final
1982-08340.24final
1982-09338.37final
1982-10338.41final
1982-11339.44final
1982-12340.78final
1983-01341.57final
1983-02342.78final
1983-03343.37final
1983-04345.40final
1983-05346.14final
1983-06345.76final
1983-07344.32final
1983-08342.51final
1983-09340.46final
1983-10340.53final
1983-11341.79final
1983-12343.20final
1984-01344.21final
1984-02344.92final
1984-03345.68final
1984-04347.37final
1984-05347.77final
1984-06347.16final
1984-07345.79final
1984-08343.74final
1984-09341.59final
1984-10341.86final
1984-11343.31final
1984-12345.00final
1985-01345.48final
1985-02346.41final
1985-03347.91final
1985-04348.66final
1985-05349.28final
1985-06348.65final
1985-07346.90final
1985-08345.26final
1985-09343.47final
1985-10343.35final
1985-11344.73final
1985-12346.12final
1986-01346.78final
1986-02347.48final
1986-03348.25final
1986-04349.86final
1986-05350.52final
1986-06349.98final
1986-07348.25final
1986-08346.17final
1986-09345.48final
1986-10344.82final
1986-11346.22final
1986-12347.48final
1987-01348.73final
1987-02348.92final
1987-03349.81final
1987-04351.40final
1987-05352.15final
1987-06351.58final
1987-07350.21final
1987-08348.20final
1987-09346.66final
1987-10346.72final
1987-11348.08final
1987-12349.28final
1988-01350.51final
1988-02351.70final
1988-03352.50final
1988-04353.67final
1988-05354.35final
1988-06353.88final
1988-07352.80final
1988-08350.49final
1988-09348.97final
1988-10349.37final
1988-11350.42final
1988-12351.62final
1989-01353.07final
1989-02353.43final
1989-03354.08final
1989-04355.72final
1989-05355.95final
1989-06355.44final
1989-07354.05final
1989-08351.84final
1989-09350.09final
1989-10350.33final
1989-11351.55final
1989-12352.91final
1990-01353.86final
1990-02355.10final
1990-03355.75final
1990-04356.38final
1990-05357.38final
1990-06356.39final
1990-07354.89final
1990-08353.06final
1990-09351.38final
1990-10351.69final
1990-11353.14final
1990-12354.41final
1991-01354.93final
1991-02355.82final
1991-03357.33final
1991-04358.77final
1991-05359.23final
1991-06358.23final
1991-07356.30final
1991-08353.97final
1991-09352.34final
1991-10352.43final
1991-11353.89final
1991-12355.21final
1992-01356.34final
1992-02357.21final
1992-03357.97final
1992-04359.22final
1992-05359.71final
1992-06359.44final
1992-07357.15final
1992-08354.99final
1992-09353.01final
1992-10353.40final
1992-11354.42final
1992-12355.68final
1993-01357.10final
1993-02357.42final
1993-03358.59final
1993-04359.39final
1993-05360.30final
1993-06359.64final
1993-07357.45final
1993-08355.76final
1993-09354.14final
1993-10354.23final
1993-11355.53final
1993-12357.03final
1994-01358.36final
1994-02359.04final
1994-03360.11final
1994-04361.36final
1994-05361.78final
1994-06360.94final
1994-07359.51final
1994-08357.59final
1994-09355.86final
1994-10356.21final
1994-11357.65final
1994-12359.10final
1995-01360.04final
1995-02361.00final
1995-03361.98final
1995-04363.44final
1995-05363.83final
1995-06363.33final
1995-07361.78final
1995-08359.33final
1995-09358.32final
1995-10358.14final
1995-11359.61final
1995-12360.82final
1996-01362.20final
1996-02363.36final
1996-03364.28final
1996-04364.69final
1996-05365.25final
1996-06365.06final
1996-07363.69final
1996-08361.55final
1996-09359.69final
1996-10359.72final
1996-11361.04final
1996-12362.39final
1997-01363.24final
1997-02364.21final
1997-03364.65final
1997-04366.49final
1997-05366.77final
1997-06365.73final
1997-07364.46final
1997-08362.40final
1997-09360.44final
1997-10360.97final
1997-11362.65final
1997-12364.51final
1998-01365.39final
1998-02366.10final
1998-03367.36final
1998-04368.79final
1998-05369.56final
1998-06369.13final
1998-07367.98final
1998-08366.10final
1998-09364.16final
1998-10364.54final
1998-11365.67final
1998-12367.30final
1999-01368.35final
1999-02369.28final
1999-03369.84final
1999-04371.15final
1999-05371.12final
1999-06370.46final
1999-07369.61final
1999-08367.06final
1999-09364.95final
1999-10365.52final
1999-11366.88final
1999-12368.26final
2000-01369.45final
2000-02369.71final
2000-03370.75final
2000-04371.98final
2000-05371.75final
2000-06371.87final
2000-07370.02final
2000-08368.27final
2000-09367.15final
2000-10367.18final
2000-11368.53final
2000-12369.83final
2001-01370.76final
2001-02371.69final
2001-03372.63final
2001-04373.55final
2001-05374.03final
2001-06373.40final
2001-07371.68final
2001-08369.78final
2001-09368.34final
2001-10368.61final
2001-11369.94final
2001-12371.42final
2002-01372.70final
2002-02373.37final
2002-03374.30final
2002-04375.19final
2002-05375.93final
2002-06375.69final
2002-07374.16final
2002-08372.03final
2002-09370.92final
2002-10370.73final
2002-11372.43final
2002-12373.98final
2003-01375.07final
2003-02375.82final
2003-03376.64final
2003-04377.92final
2003-05378.78final
2003-06378.46final
2003-07376.88final
2003-08374.57final
2003-09373.34final
2003-10373.31final
2003-11374.84final
2003-12376.17final
2004-01377.17final
2004-02378.05final
2004-03379.06final
2004-04380.54final
2004-05380.80final
2004-06379.87final
2004-07377.65final
2004-08376.17final
2004-09374.43final
2004-10374.63final
2004-11376.33final
2004-12377.68final
2005-01378.63final
2005-02379.91final
2005-03380.95final
2005-04382.48final
2005-05382.64final
2005-06382.40final
2005-07380.93final
2005-08378.93final
2005-09376.89final
2005-10377.19final
2005-11378.54final
2005-12380.31final
2006-01381.58final
2006-02382.40final
2006-03382.86final
2006-04384.80final
2006-05385.22final
2006-06384.24final
2006-07382.65final
2006-08380.60final
2006-09379.04final
2006-10379.33final
2006-11380.35final
2006-12382.02final
2007-01383.10final
2007-02384.12final
2007-03384.81final
2007-04386.73final
2007-05386.78final
2007-06386.33final
2007-07384.73final
2007-08382.24final
2007-09381.20final
2007-10381.37final
2007-11382.70final
2007-12384.19final
2008-01385.78final
2008-02386.06final
2008-03386.28final
2008-04387.33final
2008-05388.78final
2008-06387.99final
2008-07386.62final
2008-08384.32final
2008-09383.41final
2008-10383.22final
2008-11384.41final
2008-12385.79final
2009-01387.17final
2009-02387.70final
2009-03389.04final
2009-04389.76final
2009-05390.36final
2009-06389.70final
2009-07388.24final
2009-08386.29final
2009-09384.95final
2009-10384.64final
2009-11386.23final
2009-12387.63final
2010-01388.91final
2010-02390.41final
2010-03391.37final
2010-04392.67final
2010-05393.21final
2010-06392.38final
2010-07390.41final
2010-08388.54final
2010-09387.03final
2010-10387.43final
2010-11388.87final
2010-12389.99final
2011-01391.50final
2011-02392.05final
2011-03392.80final
2011-04393.44final
2011-05394.41final
2011-06393.95final
2011-07392.72final
2011-08390.33final
2011-09389.28final
2011-10389.19final
2011-11390.48final
2011-12392.06final
2012-01393.31final
2012-02394.04final
2012-03394.59final
2012-04396.38final
2012-05396.93final
2012-06395.91final
2012-07394.56final
2012-08392.59final
2012-09391.32final
2012-10391.27final
2012-11393.20final
2012-12394.57final
2013-01395.78final
2013-02397.03final
2013-03397.66final
2013-04398.64final
2013-05400.02final
2013-06398.81final
2013-07397.51final
2013-08395.39final
2013-09393.72final
2013-10393.90final
2013-11395.36final
2013-12397.03final
2014-01398.04final
2014-02398.27final
2014-03399.91final
2014-04401.51final
2014-05401.96final
2014-06401.43final
2014-07399.27final
2014-08397.18final
2014-09395.54final
2014-10396.16final
2014-11397.40final
2014-12399.08final
2015-01400.18final
2015-02400.55final
2015-03401.74final
2015-04403.35final
2015-05404.15final
2015-06402.97final
2015-07401.46final
2015-08399.11final
2015-09397.82final
2015-10398.49final
2015-11400.27final
2015-12402.06final
2016-01402.73final
2016-02404.25final
2016-03405.06final
2016-04407.60final
2016-05407.90final
2016-06406.99final
2016-07404.59final
2016-08402.45final
2016-09401.23final
2016-10401.79final
2016-11403.72final
2016-12404.64final
2017-01406.36final
2017-02406.66final
2017-03407.54final
2017-04409.22final
2017-05409.89final
2017-06409.08final
2017-07407.33final
2017-08405.32final
2017-09403.57final
2017-10403.82final
2017-11405.31final
2017-12407.00final
2018-01408.15final
2018-02408.52final
2018-03409.59final
2018-04410.45final
2018-05411.44final
2018-06410.99final
2018-07408.90final
2018-08407.16final
2018-09405.71final
2018-10406.19final
2018-11408.21final
2018-12409.27final
2019-01411.03final
2019-02411.96final
2019-03412.18final
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2019-05414.86final
2019-06414.15final
2019-07411.96final
2019-08410.17final
2019-09408.76final
2019-10408.74final
2019-11410.47final
2019-12411.97final
2020-01413.59final
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2020-03414.72final
2020-04416.42final
2020-05417.28final
2020-06416.58final
2020-07414.58final
2020-08412.75final
2020-09411.50final
2020-10411.49final
2020-11413.10final
2020-12414.23final
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2021-03417.61final
2021-04419.01final
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2021-10413.90final
2021-11414.97final
2021-12416.67final
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NOAA Global Monitoring Laboratory (Lan, Tans & Thoning), version 2026-09, doi:10.15138/9N0H-ZH07. Mauna Loa data March 1958 to April 1974: C. David Keeling, Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Public domain (work of the US federal government).

Notes on individual values

  • Scripps Institution of Oceanography measurement; NOAA's file gives no days, standard deviation or uncertainty for this month and does not say whether it was interpolated.
  • No measurement days this month (days = -1 in NOAA's file); NOAA fills missing months by interpolation.
  • Measured on 2 days; NOAA's file gives no standard deviation for this month.
  • Measured at the Maunakea Observatories, about 21 miles north, while Mauna Loa Observatory was shut after the eruption.
  • Measured at the Maunakea Observatories until 4 July 2023 and at Mauna Loa after that.

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Lan, X., Tans, P. and K.W. Thoning: Trends in globally-averaged CO2 determined from NOAA Global Monitoring Laboratory measurements. Version 2026-09 https://doi.org/10.15138/9N0H-ZH07

What was done to it

  1. Read the monthly mean column (average) of co2_mm_mlo.csv, created by NOAA on 5 September 2026. The vintage is the year and month of that creation date, which is how NOAA labels its versions.

    Code: pipeline/src/envdash/transforms/air/noaa_co2.py · code sha256 251a10a6dfe1ae29… · inputs dcf0198658c8…

  2. Kept every month as published. Where NOAA's own markers say something about a month (a Scripps-era value, a month with no measurement days that NOAA interpolated, a month without a standard deviation, or a month measured at Maunakea after the 2022 eruption) the observation carries that as a note. The deseasonalized, days, standard deviation and uncertainty columns are not published.

    Code: pipeline/src/envdash/transforms/air/noaa_co2.py · code sha256 251a10a6dfe1ae29… · inputs dcf0198658c8…

What it covers

Geography
Mauna Loa Observatory, Hawaii (19.5° N, 155.6° W)
Basis
Dry-air mole fraction; monthly means of daily means, as published (not deseasonalized).
Unit
parts per million (ppm)