However, the measurable heat content of the atmosphere has not gone up one whit in those six months. (joannenova.com.au)
and don't understand that the oceans hold about 1000X the heat content of the atmosphere, and that things «slosh around» in the short term. (dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com)
In response to your assertion that surface temperatures have not been used to track the heat content of the atmosphere. (realclimate.org)