NASA reports hottest January to August on record - August tied for hottest in UAH satellite record*

Last month, NASA reported it was the hottest January-July on record, along with a terrific analysis, "July 2010 — What Global Warming Looks Like," which noted that 2010 is "likely" to be warmest year on record.

This month continues the trend of 2010 outpacing previous years, according to NASA:

It seems all but certain we will outpace 1998, which currently ties for fourth hottest year in the NASA dataset (though it is technically described by NASA folks as tied for the second hottest year with ...