The World Meteorological Organisation, that tracks the weather on behalf of the 193 countries of the United Nations, confirmed 2012 was the 9th warmest year on record.
The annual summary of climate change also warned Arctic sea ice reached its lowest ever level, rainfall increased causing floods around the world and a number of countries experienced drought.
Extreme weather events, like Superstorm Sandy in the US and Typhoon Bopha in the Philippines, were linked to climate change.
Michel Jarraud, Secretary-General of the WMO, said natural variability - like the La Nina/ El Nino pattern in the Pacific - means global warming will not necessarily make each year successively warmer than the last.
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