If the summer of 2014 felt unusually warm to you, you were right—at least on a global level.

From June through August of 2014, the average temperature of our planet was 62.78 degrees Fahrenheit — 1.28 degrees higher than the 20th century average, according to a report by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

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