According to the NOAA the first 5 months (Jan-May) 2014 was ranked 56th out of 120 (120 = warmest) .
The cooling trend for Jan-May dates back to 1990. 2012 was the hot aberration.
These are the anomalies from the Jan-May average. It has been a cold start to the year for the East while warmer in the south west.
Here in Santa fe, NM we hit a whooping 83 degrees…one yr ago it was 93. A 10 degrees decline in one yr. Yes there is climate change