This makes August 2014 the warmest August on record for the globe since records began in 1880, beating the previous record set in 1998. (ncdc.noaa.gov)
What I am sure he means is that there are groups other than the Hadley Center that produce temperature records for the globe (though in Mr. Fielding's defense the Hadley Center is a perfectly acceptable source and the preferred source of much of the IPCC report). (climate-skeptic.com)
Indeed, last week we learned from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that the first eight months of 2015 were the hottest such stretch yet recorded for the globe's surface land and oceans, based on temperature records going back to 1880. (washingtonpost.com)