2015 is 3rd hottest on satellite record since 1979, not 1st

I put RSS data into calendar year bins & graphed it (Excel file). 2015 is 3rd hottest calendar year since 1979 according to satellite, not 1st hottest ("evah") as some claim.



Same as above but with columns instead of line graph:




Some bizarre up-tweaking is happening to Gavin Schmidt's GISStemp:

More and more data adjustment:

@cbfool @SouBundanga Predetermined pic.twitter.com/JbCzK713lh

— James Madison (@2nd_doi) January 21, 2016

More and more up-tweaking:

Growing divergence between #satellite and land-based temperatures needs explanation. Why? #climate #agw #paris2015 pic.twitter.com/kZFuEKDVsF

— Alan Poirier (@alan_poirier) June 12, 2015

GISS is going up-up and away!