Author Archives: Tony Heller

Summers used to be extremely hot in the Midwest, but temperatures have plummeted there and hot days have become rare. Days over 90 F are rare now, but in 1936 they had many days over 110F. Temperatures like that are … Continue reading →

120 years ago, a hurricane destroyed Tacloban in less than half an hour, and killed more than 6,000 people. CO2 was below 300 PPM. TimesMachine: November 28, 1897 – NYTimes.com

On this date in 1948, almost the entire US was over 90F, and there were 100 degree temperatures coast to coast – as far north as Pennsylvania. Compare vs. last year – NOAA’s official hottest year ever ™. There was … Continue reading →

Both intended to destroy western civilization.

Early in life I had noticed that no event is ever correctly reported in a newspaper. George Orwell My latest forecast is that the Arctic will be ice-free on February 26, 2018 at 5:13 PM. The polar temperature will be … Continue reading →

Summer isn’t quite over yet, but it was another cool summer in the US with afternoon temperatures continuing a 125 year cooling trend. The percent of days over 90 degrees was  low. The percent of days over 100 degrees was … Continue reading →

Five years ago, Katharine Hayhoe made her living blaming Texas drought on global warming. But she has taken on a new profession blaming rain in Texas on global warming.

I’m writing a formal paper to discuss the US temperature record, and am gathering figures for it. Over the past century, daily maximum temperatures have plummeted in the US. They peaked in 1934. Daily minimum temperatures have increased, and peaked … Continue reading →

Most people think of 1935 as being the Dust Bowl. But 1935 also had record precipitation and hurricanes. On May 31, 1935 Woodward Ranch, Texas set the world record with 22 inches of rain in less than three hours. Colorado … Continue reading →

All summer we have been seeing plunging temperatures for the date over the past century. But as fall approaches we are seeing a change of climate. The average daily temperature and frequency of hot weather for fall days has not … Continue reading →