As you all know I keep a very close eye on Central England Temperatures and so far 2014 is certainly pushing the upper boundary for the warmest year since 1772, with a mean to date (1 January to 27th April) of 7.34°C, which is +2.13°C above the long-term average, and the third warmest in the daily series back to 1772. Interestingly four of the other top seven warmest starts to a year also occurred in this century, and 2014 is paralleling 2007 very closely.

http://xmetman.wordpress.com/2014/04...ar-since-1772/