According to NASA figures, the first half of 2016 was on average 2.4 degrees warmer than the late 19th Century
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/year-2016-be-be-hottest-one-record-un
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/indian-express-new-delhi
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-change
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/global-warming
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/nasa
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/world-meteorological-orgnisation-wmo
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/cop-21-paris
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/glacial-melt
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sea-level-rise
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-impacts