Past 12 months warmest ever recorded in United States

CNN ^ | 7:35 AM EDT, Tue July 10, 2012 | CNN Wire Staff

[Rastus]

Fortunately, it’s been a much cooler summer in Texas than last year.

[aruanan]

Aren’t these the guys who, under the leadership of Hansen, have been caught adjusting older temperatures down and more recent temperature up to make the slight temperature rise since 1885 look much more dramatic? The most recent big story is that a 2000 year temperature reconstruction has found that both the Roman and Medieval Warm periods had actually been much warmer than believed making the past two millennia an overall period of cooling. We’re at the low end. The hottest years in the last century have been, in order, 1921, 1934, and 1933. Des Moines, for instance, during 1933 had 31 days of 100+ temperatures, two of them in May, most of them well above 100, up to 112. Before this year, there was a single day that made 100 in Des Moines in the previous 9 years. Interestingly, for the month of June, the average temperature for the U.S. stayed about even with the previous year. It was just that there were some parts in the middle that were unusually hot while parts of the east and west coasts were unusually cold. I believe that 25 states had record low temperatures for the month of June.

[freedommom]

Fortunately, it’s been a much cooler summer in Texas than last year.

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Yes but last year when we were hot and also had wildfires
the libs posted lots of hatred and said they were glad
Texas was hot.

[Hotmetal]

You think it’s hot now...........just wait until I get back to the States.

[Dusty Road]

A few pics from the fire on the ranch last year.

[freedommom]

wow you had a lot of damage.....

[Eye of Unk]

Quite the opposite in Alaska, had a record snowfall last winter, and now the coldest summer is about to be a record. I had two days of over 70 degree days so far. Barely got over 60 in the last couple of weeks here. This is Wasilla, AK.

[CedarDave]

See this article for an explanation:

Current Global Weather Patterns Normal Despite Government and Media Distortions

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

I would expect Alaska was not included in the NWS temperature calculations.

[TigersEye]

The mainland United States, ..., has experienced the warmest 12 months since record-keeping began in 1895,

117 year's worth of records (incomplete and sketchy at that) on a 4.5 billion year old planet. pfft

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Marine_uncle spotted this article yesterday....I just got it posted:

Extreme winter weather in Peru: Government sending blankets to freezing people

[TigersEye]

Burning up in mid-America, freezing in Peru...

Maybe Gaia is just a schizophrenic. ;^)

[Marine_Uncle]

Thanks Ernest. I'm scratching my head wondering why I got bounced using the identical URL address and all proper entries in the posting form.
But that's ok. You got through. Yet another little story we will never see from the alphabets. America burning up the world is doomed, but in the early part of the South American winter, their freezing to death due to UN-seasonable cold weather. Just like last year early on in their winter there where huge fish and reptile kill offs due to the cold weather and snows falling where they seldom or never got snow.

[MonicaG]

Hey Hotmetal, this one’s for you & everyone of ours:

http://youtu.be/QCQTr8ZYdhg

[Hotmetal]

Thanks MonicaG.