Monthly Archives: July 2012

The 2012 El Nino is looking pretty sickly at this point. sst_anom.gif (800×600)

The USHCN2 “raw” monthly temperature data shows that the period ending June, 2012 is the hottest twelve month period on record in the US, beating 1934 by a little over 0.1 degrees. This may be bogus, because the 1930s USHCN2 monthly “raw” data is … Continue reading →

Month Year Temperature 9 1921 56.604 5 1932 56.5879 12 1921 56.4855 6 1932 56.4764 8 1921 56.4331 2 1932 56.4313 8 1932 56.382 11 1921 56.3732 1 1932 56.3582 7 1932 56.3444 7 1921 56.2751 4 1932 56.187 10 … Continue reading →

We have been bombarded this week with claims that the last 12 months were the hottest on record in the US. I can’t verify that claim yet, but I did calculate the same metric through the end of 2011. The … Continue reading →

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http://psc.apl.washington.edu/northpole/NPEO2012/18.jpg The ice is about six feet thick at the North Pole, and if it continues to melt at its current rate will only be six feet thick come mid-September.

No, the Cold Doesn’t Mean No Global Warming Jan. 8, 2010 Bottom line — fast and simple? Three points:  1. Weather is not climate.  2. Manmade global warming means less frequent cold snaps (not none at all) and more frequent … Continue reading →

www.ijis.iarc.uaf.edu/seaice/extent/plot.csv The Arctic Basin never starts melting until day 150, and it stops melting by day 260.  That is a maximum of 110 days of melt, and then the sun sets and the ocean  starts freezing again. The only way … Continue reading →

In an effort to spur Romney to release the most trivial and meaningless details of his business career, Barack Obama has released all of his employment and business records. Records begin —————————- 1991 Born in Kenya and raised in Indonesia and Hawaii’ 2004 … Continue reading →

Nashville, Tennessee has received almost six inches of rain so far this month, and is listed by NOAA as being under an extreme drought. weather.com – Map Room – Satellite Map, Weather Map, Doppler Radar US Drought Severity NOAA is rapidly becoming … Continue reading →