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This map shows all the HCN stations which didn’t reach 90 degrees this year

Compare vs. the same map from 1931

h/t to Tom Nelson

The latest BS from our friends is that they are having record heat in the west, which was 13 degrees warmer on the same date 55 years ago.

Sea surface temperature anomalies north of 40N are running far below normal

And contrary to the endless stream of lies by climate experts, sea surface temperatures around Antarctica are also running far below normal. Which is why they have record sea ice.

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The next map shows the regions which deviate from normal by more than 1°C. As you can see, the oceans are running cold. The missing heat has gone missing again.

In 1931, only 16 US HCN stations (less than 2%) didn’t reach 90 degrees, compared to 10 times that many (16%) in 2014.

DEL NORTE 3ENE      	CO	USC00052184	31.1
DILLON 1 E          	CO	USC00052281	30
HERMIT 7 ESE        	CO	USC00053951	30.6
TELLURIDE 4WNW      	CO	USC00058204	28.9
EASTPORT            	ME	USC00172426	30
NEW BEDFORD         	MA	USC00195246	31.7
HIGHTSTOWN 2 W      	NJ	USC00283951	26.7
RED RIVER           	NM	USC00297323	30.6
MOHONK LAKE         	NY	USC00305426	31.7
CRATER LAKE NPS HQ  	OR	USC00351946	30.6
BLAINE              	WA	USC00450729	28.9
EVERETT             	WA	USC00452675	30
OLGA 2 SE           	WA	USC00456096	30.6
PORT TOWNSEND       	WA	USC00456678	28.9
SEDRO WOOLLEY       	WA	USC00457507	31.7
LAKE YELLOWSTONE    	WY	USC00485345	30

A record percentage of active US HCN stations (16%) did not make it to 32C this year. Many stations as far south as North Carolina did not make it to 90 degrees. Here is the list.

Name                    State   Station ID      Max Temperature C
FT VALLEY           	AZ	USC00023160	31.1
FT BRAGG 5 N        	CA	USC00043161	26.1
DEL NORTE 3ENE      	CO	USC00052184	30.6
DILLON 1 E          	CO	USC00052281	28.3
GUNNISON 3SW        	CO	USC00053662	30
HERMIT 7 ESE        	CO	USC00053951	30
MANASSA             	CO	USC00055322	30.6
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS   	CO	USC00057936	31.7
TELLURIDE 4WNW      	CO	USC00058204	30.6
GROTON              	CT	USC00063207	27.2
STORRS              	CT	USC00068138	30
TALBOTTON           	GA	USC00098535	29.4
WEST POINT          	GA	USC00099291	25
HOLLISTER           	ID	USC00104295	21.1
LIFTON PUMPING STN  	ID	USC00105275	31.1
MARENGO             	IL	USC00115326	31.7
LAPORTE             	IN	USC00124837	31.7
WHITESTOWN          	IN	USC00129557	31.7
ALGONA 3 W          	IA	USC00130133	31.7
ESTHERVILLE 4E      	IA	USC00132724	31.1
FOREST CITY 2 NNE   	IA	USC00132977	31.1
FT DODGE 5NNW       	IA	USC00132999	31.7
IOWA FALLS          	IA	USC00134142	31.7
NEW HAMPTON         	IA	USC00135952	31.7
TOLEDO 3N           	IA	USC00138296	31.7
ACADIA NP           	ME	USC00170100	23.3
BRASSUA DAM         	ME	USC00170814	30.6
PRINCESS ANNE       	MD	USC00187330	26.7
ALMA 	                MI	USC00200146	30.6
BIG RAPIDS WTR WKS  	MI	USC00200779	30.6
CHATHAM EXP FARM 2  	MI	USC00201486	30.6
CHEBOYGAN           	MI	USC00201492	31.7
EAST TAWAS          	MI	USC00202423	31.7
HART 3 WSW          	MI	USC00203632	30.6
IRON MT KINGSFORD WWTP  MI	USC00204090	30.6
IRONWOOD            	MI	USC00204104	30.6
MIDLAND             	MI	USC00205434	31.7
MUNISING            	MI	USC00205690	29.4
NEWBERRY CORRECTIONAL  	MI	USC00205816	29.4
SOUTH HAVEN         	MI	USC00207690	31.7
STAMBAUGH 2SSE      	MI	USC00207812	30
ALBERT LEA 3 SE     	MN	USC00210075	31.7
GRAND MEADOW        	MN	USC00213290	30
MORA 	                MN	USC00215615	31.7
MORRIS WC EXP STN   	MN	USC00215638	31.7
OLIVIA 3E           	MN	USC00216152	31.7
PINE RIVER DAM      	MN	USC00216547	26.1
PIPESTONE           	MN	USC00216565	31.7
TWO HARBORS         	MN	USC00218419	30.6
ZUMBROTA            	MN	USC00219249	31.7
ANACONDA            	MT	USC00240199	8.3
AUGUSTA             	MT	USC00240364	31.7
CHOTEAU             	MT	USC00241737	31.7
HEBGEN DAM          	MT	USC00244038	28.3
LIBBY 1 NE RS       	MT	USC00245015	31.1
MOCCASIN EXP STN    	MT	USC00245761	26.1
SAINT REGIS 1 NE    	MT	USC00247318	9.4
VIRGINIA CITY       	MT	USC00248597	31.1
FIRST CONNECTICUT LAKE  NH	USC00272999	30.6
CHAMA	                NM	USC00291664	30.6
RED RIVER           	NM	USC00297323	28.9
ADDISON             	NY	USC00300023	31.7
ALFRED              	NY	USC00300085	30.6
ALLEGANY SP         	NY	USC00300093	29.4
ANGELICA            	NY	USC00300183	31.1
BATAVIA             	NY	USC00300443	31.7
BRIDGEHAMPTON       	NY	USC00300889	30
COOPERSTOWN         	NY	USC00301752	30.6
DANNEMORA           	NY	USC00301966	30.6
ELMIRA              	NY	USC00302610	31.7
GENEVA RSCH FARM    	NY	USC00303184	31.7
HEMLOCK             	NY	USC00303773	30.6
INDIAN LAKE 2SW     	NY	USC00304102	28.9
ITHACA CORNELL UNIV 	NY	USC00304174	31.7
LAKE PLACID 2 S     	NY	USC00304555	30.6
LOWVILLE            	NY	USC00304912	31.1
MALONE              	NY	USC00304996	31.1
EMMONS              	NY	USC00305113	30.6
MOHONK LAKE         	NY	USC00305426	30.6
NORWICH             	NY	USC00306085	31.1
OSWEGO EAST         	NY	USC00306314	31.7
STILLWATER RSVR     	NY	USC00308248	28.3
TUPPER LAKE SUNMOUNT	NY	USC00308631	31.1
WALDEN 1 ESE        	NY	USC00308906	26.7
WALES	                NY	USC00308910	30.6
YORKTOWN HEIGHTS 1W 	NY	USC00309670	31.7
HENDERSONVILLE 1 NE 	NC	USC00313976	31.7
HIGHLANDS           	NC	USC00314055	27.8
MOREHEAD CITY 2 WNW 	NC	USC00315830	31.7
TRANSOU             	NC	USC00318694	30
WAYNESVILLE 1 E     	NC	USC00319147	30.6
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Alarmists evaluate the health of Arctic ice, by the minimum extent of the year. They go ballistic if you try to use any other measure. They demand that you don’t average over the entire year.

So I did something very similar with heat. I determined that 2014 was the coolest year in the US, because it had the smallest coverage of hot weather. In this case, they demand that you do average over the entire year.

What a bunch of frauds. They cherry pick whatever statistic based on tampered data best suits their needs, and insist that everyone else complies.

David Appell says that this graph is fraudulent. I challenge him to either prove it, or move to Greenland and stop using fossil fuels.

In the 1930’s, nearly one day out of five was over 90 degrees. The frequency of hot days has since plummeted, and this year less than one day out of eight was over 90 degrees.

The two years with the deepest average snow in the US were the years when El Chicon and Pinatubo erupted. I remember seeing pictures of Los Alamos, NM in 1993 – with cars completely buried under the snow.

But look what happened after those eruptions. In both cases, average snow depth plummeted over the next decade.

Also note that larger extent tends to produce lower average depth, because Mississippi is not going to get a lot of snow when it does snow there, and because very cold air contains less moisture.