NOAA - Global Summer Of 2014 Now Officially Hottest Ever Recorded; 1.28F Over 20th Century Avg.
If the summer of 2014 felt unusually warm to you, you were right -- at least on a global level.
From June through August of 2014, the average temperature of our planet was 62.78 degrees Fahrenheit -- 1.28 degrees higher than the 20th century average, according to a report by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. That makes it the warmest summer since record keeping began in 1880.
NOAA notes that the oceans contributed more to the warming trend than land temperatures this year. The global ocean surface temperature was 1.13 degrees Fahrenheit above the 20th century average, and the highest on record for the three-month period. The global land surface temperature was 0.91 degree higher than average, which makes it the fifth highest on record.
The northern and southern hemispheres of the planet were hotter than usual during the months of June, July and August, but while record high temperatures were recorded in the northern hemisphere, the southern hemisphere (in its winter during this period) was the fifth warmest on record.
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http://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-summer-2014-hottest-on-record-noaa-20140919-story.html
