Note that correlation is for overlapping period. Statistics are for all of the plotted time-series
Correlation is 0.996822 RMS Difference is 1.26163

Closest lat/lon centers for dataset 1 bounds are: Lat: 65.7125 to 88.542 Lon: 0 to 358.125
Closest lat/lon centers for dataset 2 bounds are: Lat: 64.5 to 90 Lon: 0 to 358.5

Time-series Statistics

Statistic TypeNCEP/NCAR Reanalysis I 2m Air TemperatureERA-Interim 2m Air Temperature
Mean:262.046262.772
Standard Deviation:10.954910.8763
Skewness:0.118950.111924
Kurtosis:-1.53444-1.5289
Slope*:0.07489480.0849267

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Plotted using the NCEP/NCAR Reanalysis I and the ERA-Interim datasets
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