Gloomy summer headed toward infamy

[Angel Heart]

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Gloomy summer headed toward infamy
CHILLY: Anchorage could hit 65 degrees for fewest days on record.

By GEORGE BRYSON
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Published: July 24th, 2008 12:10 AM
Last Modified: July 24th, 2008 04:56 PM

The coldest summer ever? You might be looking at it, weather folks say.

Right now the so-called summer of '08 is on pace to produce the fewest days ever recorded in which the temperature in Anchorage managed to reach 65 degrees.

That unhappy record was set in 1970, when we only made it to the 65-degree mark, which many Alaskans consider a nice temperature, 16 days out of 365.

This year, however -- with the summer more than half over -- there have been only seven 65-degree days so far. And that's with just a month of potential "balmy" days remaining and the forecast looking gloomy.


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[Angel Heart]

I can tell you this summer has been on the VERY mild side here. We just had record lowest highs this week.

Found this about my area:

http://www.weather.gov/view/prodsByState.php?state=WA&prodtype=public

Record lows have been happening too.

 

[RetiredGySgt]

I can tell you this summer has been on the VERY mild side here. We just had record lowest highs this week.

Found this about my area:

Public Information - NOAA's National Weather Service

Record lows have been happening too.

NASA already announced we are heading into a 20 year cooling down cycle for the Earth.

 

[CSM]

NASA already announced we are heading into a 20 year cooling down cycle for the Earth.

Obviously, Mr. Gore has not talked to NASA yet.

 

[RetiredGySgt]

Obviously, Mr. Gore has not talked to NASA yet.

Gore talks to his imaginary 6 foot bunny, that guy gives him all the dope, figuratively and really.

 

[Diuretic]

Cheer up - things are getting warmer!

Climatic Research Unit

 

[RetiredGySgt]

Cheer up - things are getting warmer!

Climatic Research Unit

No they are not. There as been no noticable real change upward in temperature since about 1998. The supposed numbers that claim other wise are all "adjusted".

 

[Gungnir]

Its been warm and muggy in Florida this summer, but it always is.

 

[Chris]

No they are not. There as been no noticable real change upward in temperature since about 1998. The supposed numbers that claim other wise are all "adjusted".

 

[Bern80]

A good reader you are not. He said no noticabele change between 98-current. if you look closely at YOUR graph, or could magnify it, you can see that that appears to be indeed the case.

 

[manifold]

Gore talks to his imaginary 6 foot bunny, that guy gives him all the dope, figuratively and really.

It's not a bunny, it's a man-bear-pig. Get your facts straight artard!

 

[Chris]

A good reader you are not. He said no noticabele change between 98-current. if you look closely at YOUR graph, or could magnify it, you can see that that appears to be indeed the case.

NOAA: Global Temperature Seventh Warmest for Spring, Eighth Warmest for May
June 13, 2008

The combined average global land and ocean surface temperatures for spring (March-May) ranked seventh warmest, while May was the eighth warmest since worldwide records began in 1880 according to an analysis by NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center in Asheville, N.C.

Spring (March-May) Highlights
The combined global land and ocean surface temperature for spring 2008 was 0.94 degrees F above the 20th century mean of 56.7 degrees F and ranked seventh warmest based on the 1880-2008 record.
The global land surface temperature for spring was 1.87 degrees F above the 20th century mean of 46.4 degrees F and tied with 2000 as third warmest.
The global ocean surface temperature for spring was 0.59 degrees F above the 20th century mean of 61.0 degrees F and ranked 10th warmest.
May Highlights
For May 2008, the combined global land and ocean surface temperature was 0.81 degrees F above the 20th century mean of 58.6 degrees F and ranked eighth warmest.
The global land surface temperature for May was 1.26 degrees F above the 20th century mean of 52.0 degrees F and ranked seventh warmest.
The global ocean surface temperature for May was 0.65 degrees F above the 20th century mean of 61.3 degrees F and ranked 10th warmest.
Other Highlights
The extent of spring 2008 snow cover over Eurasia was the lowest on record for any spring in the 42-year historical satellite record. Conversely, North American snow cover extent was slightly above average. For the Northern Hemisphere, spring 2008 was the third least extensive spring snow cover.
Continued weakening of La Niña, the cold phase of the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO), occurred during May. The ENSO conditions are expected to trend toward neutral conditions during the next two months.
Tropical Cyclone Nargis brought heavy rain, strong winds, and high storm surge waters to Burma (Myanmar) in early May, destroying thousands of homes and killing nearly 78,000 people. Nargis was the most devastating cyclone to strike Asia since 1991 and resulted in the worst natural disaster on record for Burma.

NOAA - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - NOAA: Global Temperature Seventh Warmest for Spring, Eighth Warmest for May

 

[RetiredGySgt]

Your numbers are all adjusted in a manner we are not even informed of.

But do live your little retard version of life. I suggest you move into a cave and burn dried grass for heating, wouldn't want you cutting down any trees now.

 

[Charles_Main]

I can tell you this has been a cooler than normal summer in Michigan.

 

[editec]

Been one the most beautiful summers here in Maine that I can remember.

Not the warmest (that was a few years back) but certainly the one of the most pleasant I can recall.

 

[Chris]

Your numbers are all adjusted in a manner we are not even informed of.

But do live your little retard version of life. I suggest you move into a cave and burn dried grass for heating, wouldn't want you cutting down any trees now.

Yes, NOAA and the satellite photos are all conspiring against you...

"The extent of spring 2008 snow cover over Eurasia was the lowest on record for any spring in the 42-year historical satellite record. Conversely, North American snow cover extent was slightly above average. For the Northern Hemisphere, spring 2008 was the third least extensive spring snow cover."

 

[Bern80]

Yes, NOAA and the satellite photos are all conspiring against you...

"The extent of spring 2008 snow cover over Eurasia was the lowest on record for any spring in the 42-year historical satellite record. Conversely, North American snow cover extent was slightly above average. For the Northern Hemisphere, spring 2008 was the third least extensive spring snow cover."

and over China it was the highest in 70+ years.

LOOK AT YOUR OWN DAMN GRAPH and you can see that what he said (no signifanct warming between 98 and now) is completely accurate.

 

[Charles_Main]

see how that works, it goes down in one place and up in another, go figure.