Show me a data plot. If 2005 was the second-warmest year ever, GLOBALLY (according to NOAA; GISS puts it first), then that has to mean 2003 and 2004 were cooler than 2005. How do you derive a downward trend in global temperatures over the past three years if that is true?
I have a NOAA global temp chart that shows a downward trend, but I'm not HTML-savvy enough to know how to post it and I can't get into the tutorial from work.
Let me get back to you this evening.