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Surface temperature
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<p>Surface temperature is the <a href="/facts/Temperature/QyGe4gmj">temperature</a> at a surface. </p><p>Specifically, it may refer to: </p> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Near-surface_air_temperature/8wHTK3vE">Near-surface air temperature</a>, the temperature of the air near the surface of the Earth</li> <li><a href="/facts/Sea_surface_temperature/D9bNcRxX">Sea surface temperature</a>, the temperature of water close to the ocean's surface</li> <li><a href="/facts/Global_surface_temperature/oddUmrb4">Global surface temperature</a>, the combined global average of near-surface air temperature and sea surface temperature</li> <li>Surface temperature of a star, often the <a href="/facts/Effective_temperature/RY30DaSY">effective temperature</a></li></ul>