In a statement on the status of the climate in 2013 released on Wednesday, the World Meteorological Association says this year is shaping up to be among the top ten warmest since records began in 1850. The first nine months of 2013 tied with 2003 as the seventh warmest on record, while average global land and ocean surface temperatures are around 0.86°F (0.48°C) higher than the 1961-1990 average.