According to the NOAA, July 2014 ranked 29th coldest out of 120 using the Maximum temperature
Wow.
Take a look at the dark blue states. The number is the ranking out of 120. 1 would be the coldest. 120 would be warmest.
4 states were ranked 2nd coldest maximum temperatures since 1895.
1 was ranked 3rd, 2 were ranked 4th , 2 were ranked 5th, and there was 1 ranked 6, 1 ranked 8, 1 ranked 9 and 2 ranked 10th
Here is the ranking by division. 10 divisions had the lowest maximum temperatures of all time. One division in northern California was ranked 120.
sunshine hours 
Why is the DMI Arctic Sea Ice so much higher than everyone elses this year?
Good question. I thought it was because their mean was 1979-2000. But that is obviously wrong. 2014 would be even further from the mean if that were true.