2012 global temperatures 10th highest on record
•2012 was the 10th warmest year since records began in 1880. The globally-averaged annual combined land and ocean surface temperature was 0.57°C (1.03°F) above the 20th century average of 13.9°C (57.0°F). The margin of error is ± 0.08°C (0.14°F).

Lot of info here:-
http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/sotc/

A simple picture to Zoom in on.
http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/sotc/service/global/extremes/201213.gif

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