2012 was the hottest year in US history The United States has experienced the highest average temperatures in 2012, making it hottest year in the continents history. "The average temperature for 2012 was 55.3 F, 3.2 F above the 20th century average, and 1.0 F above 1998, the previous warmest year," the National Climate Data Center of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said. ...  
11:15 AM, Jan 09, 2013

2010 boils up to be the hottest till date This year has been warmer than the first half of 1998, the previous record holder, by 0.03 degree Fahrenheit. ...  
11:57 AM, Jul 17, 2010

Global warming alerts: 2008 recorded warmest in 150 years 2008 makes a record with a global mean temperature of 14.3 degree centigrade. ...  
06:50 PM, Dec 17, 2008