Last Month Was The Warmest October On Record, 2014's 5th Record-Breaker

"Despite a bitter U.S. cold snap, the globe is rushing hell-bent toward its warmest year on record with last month setting the fifth monthly heat record of year.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced Thursday that last month was the hottest October on record worldwide. The 58.43 degrees Fahrenheit (14.74 Celsius) beat out October 2003.

'It is becoming pretty clear that 2014 will end up as the warmest year on record,' said Deke Arndt, climate monitoring chief for NOAA's National Climatic Data Center in Asheville, North Carolina. 'The remaining question is: How much?'"

Seth Borenstein reports for the Associated Press November 20, 2014.