NOAA claims global land temperatures were third highest on record in September.

NOAA claims record warmth in central and southern Africa.

Global Climate Report – September 2017 | State of the Climate | National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)

https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/sotc/service/global/map-percentile-mntp/201709-t.gif

Their claim is blatant fraud. NOAA had no thermometer readings in most of the “record warm” area of Africa.

https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/sotc/service/global/map-land-sfc-mntp/201709.gif

Satellite data shows that central Africa had close to normal temperatures.

SEPTEMBER_2017_map.png (2100×1300)

NOAA knows they can get away with this, because their criminal behavior is protected by other criminals in the press corps, who have granted them unlimited license to cheat and lie.