1998 was the hottest year globally and still is. The error was with US data and some year in the 30’s is now the hottest. But the heat in 1998 was due to El Nino. Temperatures have been basically flat since, but I pay little attention to temperatures since their recording has been so screwed up.
“I pay little attention to temperatures since their recording has been so screwed up”
I am fascinated, how they average global temperature when density of temperature measuring points around the globe is uneven. And what is the historical global temperature is about?
A temperature history in one separately taken point is another thing all-together. That’s understandable. Like analysis of tree records. Or ice drilled out in Antarctica. But how they come up with historic global temperature without gross estimation and myriad of assumptions?