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Between May 1958 and April 1963 the mean temperature of the atmosphere in the northern hemisphere fell by about 0.60° C. The data which lead to this conclusion are presented in this article.
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STARR, V., OORT, A. Five-Year Climatic Trend for the Northern Hemisphere. Nature 242, 310–313 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1038/242310a0
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