The average June-August 2009 summer temperature for the contiguous United States was below average – the 34th coolest on record, according to a preliminary analysis by NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center in Asheville, N.C. August was also below the long-term average. The analysis is based on records dating back to 1895.In other words, it was the 34th coolest out of the last 114 years, or put another way, 80 of the last 114 summers were warmer than the one just ending. Tell me again, why are we hearing about the dangers of anthropogenic global warming?
Friday, September 11, 2009
A Very Cool Summer
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of the U.S. Department of Commerce reports as follows:
