2014 was the warmest year in the instrumented record
The National Climatic Data Center released their end-of-year global analysis today concluding that 2014 was the warmest year in the instrumented record, with a globally averaged temperature 1.24ºF above the 20th century average and 0.07ºF warmer than the previous front runners 2005 and 2010 (see graph above). You can access their full summary here.
http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/...ry-info/global/2014/12