The last 16 years include
the 15 HOTTEST years.
So the 15 hottest years (on record) occurred in the last 16 years;
but some folk still claim that global warming is a hoax.
If you include 2011 (which was apparently the tenth warmest year on record) you can say that the last 17 years, include the 16 hottest years on record.
But remember, according to some, global warming is not, and never will be, a problem.Here are the anomalies in an easy to copy format:
The last 16 years include the 15 hottest years on record.
Overall Temperatures Land Temperatures Ocean Temperatures
Year Anomaly Year Anomaly Year Anomaly
1 2010 +0.6441 1 2007 +1.0524 1 2003 +0.5175
2 2005 +0.6401 2 2010 +1.0314 2 1998 +0.5136
3 1998 +0.6212 3 2005 +1.0154 3 2010 +0.4987
4 2003 +0.6066 4 1998 +0.9005 4 2005 +0.4973
5 2002 +0.5970 5 2002 +0.8857 5 2009 +0.4920
6 2006 +0.5859 6 2006 +0.8769 6 2002 +0.4871
7 2009 +0.5835 7 2003 +0.8385 7 2004 +0.4851
8 2007 +0.5780 8 2009 +0.8269 8 2006 +0.4752
9 2004 +0.5648 9 2008 +0.8196 9 1997 +0.4553
10 2001 +0.5372 10 2004 +0.7747 10 2001 +0.4465
11 1997 +0.5070 11 2001 +0.7721 11 2007 +0.4006
12 2008 +0.5009 12 1995 +0.7296 12 2008 +0.3808
13 1995 +0.4382 13 1999 +0.7237 13 2000 +0.3499
14 1999 +0.4380 14 1997 +0.6412 14 1990 +0.3299
15 2000 +0.4151 15 2000 +0.5830 15 1999 +0.3285
The anomalies measure the difference from the 20th century average (1901-2000).
http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cmb-faq/anomalies.php
