I checked the NOAA website, and their position is that WE DONT KNOW if GW had anything to do with this years numbers.
Your screen name nails the “climate change” issue.
It is a non-verifiable and non-falsifiable claim.
In other words—it is a cult belief.
Weather is far too complex for current computer models to accurately assess—and there is far too little old (pre twentieth century) accurate data to compare and analyze.