They didn't say that about last year, nor '06, 07, '08, ,09, '11 and '12. They might next year, if we get El Nino.
It's not official yet for this year, but I think Dec has to be 21st warmest globally to stop a record.
This is the running average.
Figure 2. Global temperatures in 2014 compared to the previous five warmest years on record, dating back to 1880. After a relatively cool start, 2014 is now on pace the break the warmest year record set in 2010, according to NOAA. The years 2013 and 2014 are the only years on this list not to begin during a mature El Niño event. The years 1998 and 2010, each of which became the warmest year on record at the time, ended the year in a strong La Niña event, as evidenced by the relative fading of global average temperature later in the year. Image credit: NOAA/NCDC.
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