Monthly Archives: February 2019

On February 4, 1962, Jefferson City, Missouri was 80 degrees.  Two days later Unionville, Missouri was -1 degrees. One week after that, Farmington, Missouri was 88 degrees. and by the end of the month, Unionville dropped to -12 degrees. A … Continue reading →

Snake oil saleswoman Katharine Hayhoe took advantage of the 2011 drought in Texas to declare herself a climate expert – by blaming it on humans. Drought – Years Of Living Dangerously Texas precipitation has been increasing since the 19th century, … Continue reading →

Thirteen years ago, the New York Times announced the “Endless Summer” and said “It goes hand in hand with polar bears dying in the Arctic as the sea ice shrinks.” With Warmer Weather, Different Decisions to Make – The New … Continue reading →

Sixty years ago today, Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and The Big Bopper (J. P. Richardson) were killed in a plane crash at Mason City, Iowa.  They chartered the plane because Buddy Holly was tired of sitting on a freezing cold … Continue reading →

New York state averages a range of 87 degrees between their lowest and highest January temperature each year, with a peak swing of 103 degrees during January 1935. On January 5 1935, Indian Lakes reached -18F, and two days later … Continue reading →

January Arctic sea ice volume gain was third highest in the DMI record, after 2008 and 2013. November gain was largest on record. There has been no trend in Arctic sea ice volume over the past twelve years. Spreadsheet    … Continue reading →

All time record minimum temperatures in the US peaked around 1990.  There have been three reported so far this year, though the data from NOAA to date is not complete yet. All-time record maximums peaked in the 1930s. Daily record … Continue reading →

Gina thinks climate change is making life too hard in Pennsylvania, because temperatures varied by 58 degrees in January. So I tested out her theory, and plotted the difference between the highest and lowest Pennsylvania January temperatures going back to … Continue reading →