According to the National Climatic Data Center, which is a branch of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 2014 was the warmest year globally since record keeping began in 1880. This website presents the report in an easily digestible format, with tables, maps, and bullet pointed lists. Highlights include the global land and ocean temperatures, which were both the highest on record, as well as precipitation counts, which varied by region but were about average overall. Readers may also want to peruse the Top 10 Warmest Years, a table near the beginning of the report that presents interesting, and disturbing, evidence for climate change.