2010 shaping up to be the warmest year on record

[shira]

March, April, and May of 2010 were - respectively - the warmest March, April, and May on record, and the 2010 January-through-May average temperature was also the warmest ever.

http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2010/20100615_globalstats_sup.html

Highlights:

* It was the warmest March-May on record for the global surface temperature as a whole, and for the land surfaces of the globe.
* Each of the months of March, April and May 2010 were the warmest on record. This ties 2010 with 1998 (Feb, Jul, Aug) for the most “warmest months” in any calendar year. Other years with “warmest months”: 2005 (Jun, Sep); 2003 (Oct); 2004 (Nov); 2006 (Dec); 2007 (Jan);
* The year-to-date (Jan-May) temperature is the warmest first five months on record.

This map shows each year's deviation from the 1971-to-2000 January-through-May average temperature.

http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2010/images/jan-may_62010.gif

Of course, all that data is just fake. And I'm only imagining that today is the 11th 90+-degree day in June in the D.C. Metro area (31 for the entire June-to-August period is normal).

Time for a little denying, deniers.

 

[spidey07]

LOL! Local climate is not an indicator of the current global cooling we're experiencing.

Time for a little panic drumming to push carbon and CO2 tax, fear mongering cultists.

 

[Genx87]

Yeah and last Summer was the coolest weather since 1942 east of the rockies.
We had an early Spring in Minnesota but I wouldnt say it has been terribly hot. We got our first tornados of the season last week. Been really rainy.

 

[boomerang]

Another troll post from shira.

 

[spidey07]

Yeah and last Summer was the coolest weather since 1942 east of the rockies.
We had an early Spring in Minnesota but I wouldnt say it has been terribly hot. We got our first tornados of the season last week. Been really rainy.

See! See! We told you we're having CLIMATE CHANGE! Panic!

 

[Munky]

You don't say, because only a few weeks ago in late May the temps in the Boston area were in the 50's. But of course, the "warmers" will claim it's just more proof of global warming, whether the temps are high or low.

 

[nageov3t]

I picked a good summer to go without an air conditioner ><

/fml

 

[MotF Bane]

Those who believe in global warming will pick and choose the data that supports their case; those who do not believe in global warming will do the same for their side. Each side will decry anecdotal evidence for the other, but use it for themselves. This gets nowhere.

 

[Genx87]

I should also point that while we had an early spring this year. The last two years we have had late springs. In 2009 it was so late that up north some lakes still had ice on them in mid may for fishing opener.

 

[CLite]

Yeah and last Summer was the coolest weather since 1942 east of the rockies.
We had an early Spring in Minnesota but I wouldnt say it has been terribly hot. We got our first tornados of the season last week. Been really rainy.

LOL! Local climate is not an indicator of the current global cooling we're experiencing.

Uhm to nitpick you both are discussing local weather. The article is stating that the global surface temperatures are the warmest on record, this is not local climate unless you define the entire earth as "local".

 

[Genx87]

Uhm to nitpick you both are discussing local weather. The article is stating that the global surface temperatures are the warmest on record, this is not local climate unless you define the entire earth as "local".

I am just providing my own anecdotal evidence to the OPs 11th 90 degree day in DC. I miss the 30s where politicians died from the heat. Nice way to clean house of the trash.

 

[GuitarDaddy]

Just a statistical annomally, nothing to worry about! And that ecological disaster in the gulf? just a slight spill we'll have that cleaned right up. Melting of the polar icecaps? no problem, didn't need them anyway.

Drill baby drill! Pollute baby pollute! Our corporate overlords will take care of us

 

[ShawnD1]

I picked a good summer to go without an air conditioner ><

/fml

There is NEVER a good time to be stuck without AC. I once had a Ford Tempo where the AC broke about half way through summer. That sucked ass. My dark blue car with blue seats would be sitting in the hot sun all day and the only way to make it cool off was with the windows all down and drive really fast.... in rush hour where traffic goes 2mph in the fast lane.

I also live in a room on the south side of the building. That's the side hit by direct sunlight.

 

[PokerGuy]

Surely more taxes and government spending will fix it. Quick, cap and trade. Tax. Spend! Yay, we're saved!

 

[nageov3t]

There is NEVER a good time to be stuck without AC. I once had a Ford Tempo where the AC broke about half way through summer. That sucked ass. My dark blue car with blue seats would be sitting in the hot sun all day and the only way to make it cool off was with the windows all down and drive really fast.... in rush hour where traffic goes 2mph in the fast lane.

I also live in a room on the south side of the building. That's the side hit by direct sunlight.

last summer I didn't even need it until like mid-July, so I was hoping for the best. didn't want to go through the hassle of installing the window units since I'm moving in August (or more to the point, I didn't feel like digging them out of storage).

 

[ayabe]

No big deal, it's like celebrating a Guinness Record for something that will surely be outdone in short order. Big whoop.

Sorry 2010 you're 15 minutes will be up soon, 2011 is coming to take your shit.

 

[shira]

LOL! Local climate is not an indicator of the current global cooling we're experiencing.

Time for a little panic drumming to push carbon and CO2 tax, fear mongering cultists.

I'm confused. Weren't you one of the deniers who claimed that warmer-than-normal local weather DISPROVED MMCC? But now when I throw that same argument back in your face to prove just the opposite, all of a sudden it's not a valid argument?

But of course you completely ignored the GLOBAL data published by NOAA. You know, the link and story I provided.

Another celebration of ignorance brought to you by Spidey.

 

[bfdd]

I keep hearing from people "Man I can't wait for Summer" here in So Cal, I keep having to remind them that it's June and it is summer.

 

[shira]

No big deal, it's like celebrating a Guinness Record for something that will surely be outdone in short order. Big whoop.

Sorry 2010 you're 15 minutes will be up soon, 2011 is coming to take your shit.

Oddly, we don't seem to be setting any record LOW monthly and yearly temperature averages. Are those coming in short order, too?

 

[shira]

I am just providing my own anecdotal evidence to the OPs 11th 90 degree day in DC. I miss the 30s where politicians died from the heat. Nice way to clean house of the trash.

See my response to Spidey. Interesting how you deniers abandon the "anecdotal" strategy when it blows up in your face.

 

[shira]

I should also point that while we had an early spring this year. The last two years we have had late springs. In 2009 it was so late that up north some lakes still had ice on them in mid may for fishing opener.

"Early spring"? And how about those "late falls?"

And if we get more and more "early springs" and "late falls" do you suppose we might just refer to that as "Climate Change"?

 

[shira]

Those who believe in global warming will pick and choose the data that supports their case; those who do not believe in global warming will do the same for their side. Each side will decry anecdotal evidence for the other, but use it for themselves. This gets nowhere.

Yeah, we're "picking and choosing" global temperatures. Great argument.

 

[chucky2]

So lets say we trust this agency and its data as absolutely accurate:

And?

 

[shira]

Another troll post from shira.

Since the OP is focused on the NOAA report, perhaps you can explain to us all how NOAA is a troll organization.

Or is dealing with fact-based empirical data just too scary for you?

 

[bfdd]

shira I'm not sure using DC is a good idea. Didn't it snow there for weeks after it regularly does this year?