Steve Keohane made an apples to apples comparison of August, 1936 vs. August 2012, which makes it easier to visualize the depths of depravity which NOAA has sunk to in claiming that this past summer was one of the hottest ever.
July
docs.lib.noaa.gov/rescue/mwr/064/mwr-064-07-c1.pdf
The Delinquent Teenager
Climate Ponderings 
