www.thinkprogress.org/climate/2014/09/18/3569158/noaa-hottest-august-on-record/
"Last month was the warmest August since records began being kept in 1880, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) reported Thursday. NOAA also projected out scenarios for the rest of the year making clear that 2014 is going to be one of the very hottest years on record — and possibly the hottest."
