July: 2012 continues similar to 2011, cooler than 2010
Despite some excitement about locally high temperatures, in the U.S. in particular, the average global temperature anomaly is, so far this year, much the same as 2011′s at 0.16°C compared to 0.15°C. Compared to 2010, with an annual average anomaly of 0.41°C, most of the world is experiencing a relatively cool year.

