2015 may NOT have been the hottest year on record after all: Satellite data shows temperatures were lower than first thought

Daily Mail

Atmospheric temperature data shows 2015 wasn't as warm as 1998 or 2010

Last year had an average global temperature of 0.27°C above the average

Land-based readings plotted this much higher, at around 0.97°C (1.75°F)

This makes it the third warmest year since satellite records began in 1979