132 Year Record Broken

Here’s a news item from the Los Angeles Times that is relevant to me since I’ve spent the past two months in SoCal. The ‘money’ quote:

For the first time since forecasters began recording data — at least 132 years — the mercury did not reach 70 degrees in downtown Los Angeles for the entire month of February. The average high for the month was 61 degrees, significantly lower than the historical average of 68 for February.

The article goes on to say we shouldn’t view this as debunking global warming, I don’t buy it. We’re experiencing global cooling, the coastline north of LA has had Oregon weather this past month, while OR has had snow.