DHAKA: The first ten months of 2014 have been the hottest since record keeping began more than 130 years ago, according to data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in USA.

Though, that may be hard to believe for people in places which saw a record early snowfall this year, but NOAA says, despite the early bitter cold, it's been a hot year so far for the Earth.

According to a report, published on CNN, with few days left on the calendar, 2014 is shaping up to be the hottest year on record.

The average global temperature between January and October has been 0.68 degrees Celsius (1.22 degrees Fahrenheit) higher than the 20th century's average global temperature of 14.1 C (57.4 F) while the analysis of the month November is yet to be known and the December is left.

NOAA's analysis is an important "health gauge" indicating an ominous trend for the planet, says CNN meteorologist Derek Van Dam.

"It's becoming increasingly more difficult to be a skeptic of the causes of our warming planet," he says.

BDST: 2053 HRS, DEC 01, 2014