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Sea level at The Battery, the southern tip of Manhattan, 1893–2025

Sea level at The Battery has risen about 12 inches a century: the ten years to 2025 averaged 15 inches higher than the ten from 1893.

What does this axis measure?
What does this axis measure?
Sea level at The Battery, the southern tip of Manhattan, 1893–2025: 40 points, a line chart.
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Sea level (inches vs 1983–2001 average)
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The data: 40 points
YearSea level (inches vs 1983–2001 average)
1893−11.2
1896−10.7
1900−11.3
1903−8.9
1906−9.9
1910−8.5
1913−10.7
1917−8.7
1921−6.8
1924−8
1928−9.6
1931−7.7
1934−8.5
1938−5.7
1941−6.6
1944−5.3
1948−3.7
1951−3.8
1954−4.7
1958−2.2
1961−3.5
1965−3.1
1968−3.5
1971−1.9
1975−1.9
1978−0.3
1981−3.1
1985−1.9
1988−2.3
1991−0.5
1995−0.4
19982.7
20010.9
20053.2
20082.4
20123.7
20152
20184.6
20224.7
20254.6
Source
NOAA Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services: monthly mean sea level, station 8518750, The Battery, New York; yearly averages calculated by Unlabeled
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Public domain (U.S. government work)
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