http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/03/26/national/main6336484.shtml Winter Was Fifth Warmest on Record While Much of U.S. Was Colder than Usual, Global Temperatures Crept Upwards -------------------------------------------------------------------------- http://climateprogress.org/2010/06/15/noaa-warmest-may-spring-year-on-record/ NOAA: Warmest May, spring, and Jan-May on record June 15, 2010 NOAAâs National Climatic Data Center has published its monthly âState of the Climate Report.â The combined global land and ocean surface temperature was the warmest on record for May, March-May (Northern Hemisphere spring-Southern Hemisphere autumn), and the period January-May. The warming in May is greatest precisely where climate science suggested it would be â the high northern latitudes (see âWhat exactly is polar amplification and why does it matter?â â precisely the worst possible place from the perspective of amplifying feedbacks (see âTundra 4: Permafrost loss linked to Arctic sea ice lossâ):