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And those are just the monumental problems with the way they measure the temps in the atmosphere. The far larger elephant in the middle of the room is the average temp of all the water in the oceans. With a herd of smaller elephants following behind such as fresh water, the ice caps, the earth’s crust, geo-thermal activity ... All massive quantities of material that have their own heat carrying capacity.

And we will need some very accurate metrics to properly determine the trend of the worlds ocean heat content. Just a change of 1 hundredth of a degree F in the deep ocean can be very significant. We are a few decades away from even knowing the significant variables and perhaps a hundred years away from having the required metrics to gauge those variables accurately. Until then I would suggest picking a smaller region with a known history that could approximate the overall trend in the planets heat content.

Since we are dealing with a majority water planet, would suggest a maritime environment. Perhaps a small to medium sized island or peninsula. For example the UK or Florida. If we utilize those, we just experienced the coldest December in the modern recorded era. Which of course explains the record number of Manatee deaths last year in Florida and all the other live stock problems in the UK/Florida last year.