Author Archives: Tony Heller

From August 12-27, 1936, afternoon temperatures at Lexington, Missouri averaged 106 degrees, peaked at 110 degrees, and were never below 100 degrees. Unionville, Missouri also averaged 106 degrees, and peaked at 112 degrees. One hundred degree days were common during … Continue reading →

August afternoon temperatures have dropped sharply in the Midwest since the 19th century, as has the frequency of hot days.    August days over 110 degrees in the Midwest were common prior to 80 years ago. but have only happened … Continue reading →

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The number of daily and all-time record temperatures (maximums and minimums) in the US has been at or near a record low in 2018. The number of tornadoes has been near a record low. And there have been no hurricanes. … Continue reading →

Arctic sea ice volume melt rates have slowed to close to zero, so I am pushing my ice-free Arctic date out to December 23, 2019 at exactly twelve noon. Spreadsheet    Data

Summers are getting much shorter in the Midwest, and September is getting much cooler. In 1897, thirty percent of Midwest summer days were over 90 degrees, but in 2009 there were no 90 degrees readings. One hundred weather was common … Continue reading →

NSIDC shows no ice north of Barrow, AK. N_20180817_extn_hires_v3.0.png (1461×1740) But visible satellite imagery shows lots of ice (red) there. NASA Imagery Unlike the fraudsters at NSIDC, the Danish Meteorological Institute correctly shows the ice. DMI Modelled ice thickness I’ve … Continue reading →

From September 1 to October 9, 1939 – Madison, Indiana afternoons averaged 95 degrees, had thirty-one days over 90 degrees, and eleven days over 100 degrees.  On October 8, 1939 is was 100 degrees in Indiana.  Imagine the global warming … Continue reading →

This is the 15th hole at the Los Alamos Golf Course. It is 160 yards downhill. I have been playing this hole for 50 years and still haven’t figured it out.  They normally put the pin near the front of … Continue reading →

August 21 used to be a hot day in the Midwest, but has cooled dramatically over the last century. There hasn’t been a 100 degree day in the Midwest in 15 years, but they used to be quite common. On … Continue reading →