Daily Archives: August 13, 2012

Hansen claims that heatwaves used to be much less extensive. The percentage of the earth’s land surface covered by extreme heat in the summer has soared in recent decades, from less than 1 percent in the years before 1980 to … Continue reading →

USHCN “raw” monthly data shows that July, 1901 was the hottest month in US history – ahead of 1936 and third place 2012. July of 1901 was a very hot month. Look at all the USHCN stations which were over … Continue reading →

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Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin has had 191 days over one hundred degrees since 1900. None of them occurred between 2000 and 2011. The hottest day was July 22, 1901, when the temperature reached 110F – during a streak of eight consecutive days over 100F. … Continue reading →