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On this date in 1962 the US government announced they were going easily defeat the Viet Cong with minimal loss of life, and that 4,000 soldiers would be deployed for six months.

“17 Feb 1962,

WASHINGTON (AP)—U.S.  officials say the guerrilla war in South Viet Nam. will be won ‘with a minimum amount of combat and loss of life by Americans.’

As this official optimism was being expressed here, there was a report in Saigon the United States is going to triple the length of service of some of its Army men in Viet Nam,

About three-fourths of the estimated ~4,000 U.S. servicemen there are assigned to a temporary six- months tour of duty, but an informant said this was being extended to a permanent 18-month tour for some key personnel, such as helicopter pilots.”

There was also severe flooding in Germany and Idaho.

17 Feb 1962, 1 – The Ogden Standard-Examiner at Newspapers.com

h/t Don Penim

The forecast minimum temperature here in Cheyenne for next Thursday is -26F (-32C) which would beat the previous record for the date by fourteen degrees. It would also be the coldest temperature recorded here since 1990, and the fourteenth coldest ever recorded.  It would also be the coldest temperature ever recorded this late in winter.

Last year on February 23 it was a balmy -9F.

Ventusky – Wind, Rain and Temperature Maps

Graphing

Graphing

Over the past century US winter afternoon temperatures have declined, but NOAA tampers with the data to produce an imaginary warming trend.  Older temperatures are cooled about 2F, and recent temperatures are warmed about one 1F.

“We welcome Tony as our number 1500 of the World Climate Declaration!”

Interview Tony Heller – Clintel

The frequency of mild winter days has dropped sharply in Wyoming over the past century, and over the past twenty years the frequency of cold winter nights has increased.  The last five years have averaged the most cold nights of the past century.

We are expecting record cold again Thursday morning.

Surface Air Temperature (GFS 10-day forecast)

Last year February 22 was the coldest on record here in Cheyenne, Wyoming by a wide margin, with a maximum temperature of -2F (-19C)  This year will likely be second or third coldest.

The forecast minimum temperature of -14F (-24C) would beat last years record of -12F.

Cheyenne, WY 10-Day Weather Forecast | Weather Underground

“Less than a week after Minnesota joined 10 other states in setting lofty zero-emissions goals, Gov. Phil Murphy announced Wednesday that New Jersey will get more ambitious than most — aiming for 100% clean energy by 2035 instead of 2050.”

N.J. will now target 100% clean energy, require all-electric cars by 2035, Murphy says – nj.com

A second tutorial on the new release of Unhiding The Decline software.

The first tutorial is at :

A tutorial on how to generate graphs with my latest software release, which can be found at https://realclimatescience.com/2023/02/unhiding-the-decline-4-0-for-windows/