This June has been swelteringly hot across the United States, but we're not alone in feeling the heat.
According to new data released by NOAA on Tuesday, June was the hottest June on record since record-keeping started in 1880, with average temperatures 1.62 degrees Fahrenheit above the 20th century average.
This news marks the 14th consecutive month that the monthly average temperatures have broken records, putting 2016 on track to be the hottest year since 2015, which broke the record set by 2014 by a huge 0.23 degrees Fahrenheit. 2016's year to date has been the hottest 6 month period on record.
Both North America and Africa experienced the hottest June on record for their continents since 1910. In the Arctic, researchers saw the lowest level of sea ice in June since records started being kept in 1979, and in the Arctic, it was the smallest extent of sea ice since 2011.
If this feels like deja vu, it may be because you've seen this all before. See you next month with more of the same.
Yay, time to bring out the well worn claims of denialism, arguing about the 'science,' and calls for governments to do things their voters have repeatedly rejected. I can't wait for the next few hundred posts.
GISS says no.
UAH and RSS satellite data both say no as well.
Agree. Good point!Uhm those show a clear trend of increasing temps and they aren't discrete enough to compare Junes, which the article is about.
My god, its one effing degree!
just checked the weather here for june 2016.
12 out of 30 days were below or par with historical averages.
just checked the weather here for june 2016.
12 out of 30 days were below or par with historical averages.
So over half the days were above historical averages?
we don't care about Ontario Canada. You guys are a bunch of flaming liberals. :biggrin:
It's been a scorcher for me this summer. Got some 100F days with 70% humidity coming my way soon
just checked the weather here for june 2016.
12 out of 30 days were below or par with historical averages.
Agree. Good point!
Be on the lookout for 2017 to be the coldest year on record... since 2016.
Unlike last El Nino, I will not be heralding the coming of a new cold spell. Because the prior predictions of ocean cycles clearly busted. And I'm not so confident that they won't continue to bust in years to come. At this point I am neutral waiting further data. What data you ask? The new baseline temperature after La Nina finishes. So, 2018 and 2019 temps.
By 2020 any scientific credibility my side claimed should be proven... or busted. Utterly. And frankly it's not looking so good. I have no argument to make here other than to say I am watching and waiting.
And it's definitely time to discuss what we'd like to do about it. Because stopping human emissions really is the hard part.