Just an expectable anomaly. Nothing to see here folks, move along!
Even surface readings do not tell much taken of themselves. Back in physics and chemistry of old, we were taught there was a certain “specific heat” associated with a given temperature change of various substances. There were also “specific heats” associated with moisture phase changes such as condensation, evaporation, freezing, and thawing. Without knowing the makeup of the atmosphere at an observation point, we can’t state how much its thermal energy has changed from one observation time to another.
This kind of mumbo jumbo, if anything, decreases what little respect I would have for the warmists. It could be more “hide the decline” for all we can tell.
As you know, respecting liberal science is impossible because it contradicts known science. Here is my equally plausible solution to their global warming:
Plant trees in the arctic and antarctic regions. That will absorbed the CO2 in those areas and prevent warming and the melting of the ice and it is "green". See how easy liberal science is?
I am still wondering about what happened to that pesky ozone hole.