Noaa says 2013 is 6th

[ScienceRocks]

•The combined global land and ocean average surface temperature for the June–August period was 0.62°C (1.12°F) above the 20th century average of 15.6°C (60.1°F), tying with 2009 as the fifth warmest such period on record.

•The June–August worldwide land surface temperature was 0.85°C (1.53°F) above the 20th century average, the seventh warmest such period on record. The global ocean surface temperature for the same period was 0.53°C (0.95°F) above the 20th century average, the fifth warmest June–August on record.

•The combined global land and ocean average surface temperature for the year-to-date (January–August) was 0.59°C (1.06°F) above the 20th century average of 14.0°C (57.3°F), tying with 2003 as the sixth warmest such period on record.
Global Analysis - August 2013 | State of the Climate | National Climatic Data Center (NCDC)

If you would of asked me 4 years ago during a neutral....I'd guess we'd be around 3rd or 4th...


Weird year all the way around.