Hot Fact: Global November Temperatures Warmest Since Records Kept

The National Climatic Data Center reports the following:

"The combined average temperature over global land and ocean surfaces for November 2013 was record highest for the 134-year period of record, at 0.78°C (1.40°F) above the 20^th century average of 12.9°C (55.2°F)."
http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/sotc/global/2013/11.

The National Climatic Data Center also finds the following:

"The combined global land and ocean average surface temperature for the year-to-date (January–November) was 0.62°C (1.12°F) above the 20^th century average of 14.0°C (57.2°F), tying with 2002 as the fourth warmest such period on record."