re: "This year tied 1997 as the 11th warmest year since records began in 1880."
Uh huh. Sure. Right. Whatever you say, NOAA.
Does anyone seriously believe that global temperatures were taken the same way in 1880 as they are today?
Why compare today's results to 1880s, then? In all likelihood, the 1880 numbers were WILDLY off.
In all likelihood, today's numbers are wildly off as well.