Author Archives: Tony Heller

Midwestern USHCN stations have recorded 17,772 June/July/August measurements over 100 degrees since 1895, including 2,624 in 1936 alone. This year there were only eight measurements over 100 degrees. The frequency and intensity of hot summer afternoons in the Midwest has plummeted … Continue reading →

CNN is very angry about the defeat of ISIS, ambassadors not being murdered in spontaneous YouTube protests, peace with North Korea, the end of the Cold War, the booming economy, peace on the streets of America, no cities being burned, … Continue reading →

On July 17, 1936, there was a large spread in temperatures across Nebraska, from 118 degrees at Hartington to 100 degrees at Kimball. Does this mean there was something wrong with the data?  Not at all – it was much … Continue reading →

The New York Times is blaming Roger Federer’s September 3rd loss on global warming.   Roger Federer Is Tough to Beat. Global Warming Might Have Pulled an Upset. – The New York Times It was the 10th warmest September 3 … Continue reading →

The National Climate Assessment has this graph, which shows how much hotter the US used to be. Temperature Changes in the United States – Climate Science Special Report But somehow they lost the very hot summer of 1988, when James … Continue reading →

Someone on Twitter suggested the daily variation seen across stations in Nebraska temperatures was due to measurement error. In fact, it is due primarily to Nebraska being a large state with a wide temperature variation. People are always trying to … Continue reading →

Drudge says Miami was slammed by a storm. This is what Miami looks like this afternoon. EarthCam – Miami Cams This is what Miami looked like in September, 1926

MASIE data currently shows the Arctic sea ice minimum on August 31, with a significant increase in ice extent since then. Previous Arctic minimum dates. 2006 : September 24 2007 : September 18 2008 : September 22 2009 : September 12 … Continue reading →

NOAA does not currently tamper with the daily temperature data, but Mosher says they are working on it. with the US record I’d steer clear of daily records, way too many inhomogenieties in the early observation practice. Some folks are … Continue reading →