Monthly Archives: January 2009

Divergence Between GISS and UAH since 1980

Posted on January 17, 2009 by

Guest post by Steven Goddard The GISS website shows the graph below, which indicates a steady, steep warming trend over the last 30 years.  The monthly average anomaly for 2008 (0.44) is 0.26 degrees warmer than the monthly average anomaly for … Continue reading →

Posted in climate data | 121 Comments

Sunspot Lapse Exceeds 95% of Normal

Posted on January 15, 2009 by

A guest post by Jeff Id Well John Christy gave me a lot to think about in satellite temp trends as far as an improved correction over my last post.  Steve McIntyre pitched in some comments as well.  It is … Continue reading →

Posted in Science, solar | 351 Comments

Winners announced

Posted on January 15, 2009 by

As many of you know, the Weblog Awards ended Tuesday. Today WUWT was certified as the winner in the “Best Science Blog” category. The vote totals were unchanged from 5PM EST Tuesday. I had thought perhaps the last minute surges … Continue reading →

Posted in Announcements | 130 Comments

The NOAA/NCDC 2008 temperature map shows near normal USA in 2008

Posted on January 15, 2009 by

Click for source image No red dots on this map. The map above appears to be representing Weather Service Forecast Office forecast zones, though I’m not absolutely sure since no reference is included with the map. If so, then each … Continue reading →

Posted in climate data, weather | 138 Comments

How did the El Chichón and Pinatubo volcanic eruptions affect global temperature records? – Part 2

Posted on January 14, 2009 by

Guest post by Steve Goddard UPDATE 1-15-08: I tried an experiment which some of the null questioners may find convincing. I took all of the monthly data from 1978 to 1997, removed the volcanic affected periods, and calculated the mean. … Continue reading →

Posted in climate data | 88 Comments

Distribution analysis suggests GISS final temperature data is hand edited – or not

Posted on January 14, 2009 by

UPDATE: As I originally mentioned at the end of this post, I thought we should “give the benefit of the doubt” to GISS as there may be a perfectly rational explanation. Steve McIntyre indicates that he has done an analysis … Continue reading →

Posted in climate data, Science | 161 Comments

How did the El Chichón and Pinatubo volcanic eruptions affect global temperature records?

Posted on January 13, 2009 by

The UAH Satellite Temperature Record With Volcanic Noise Outliers Filtered Out A guest post by Steven Goddard I’ve often wondered what the UAH global temperature record would look like if the cooling effects of the eruptions of El Chichón in April, … Continue reading →

Posted in climate data, solar | 148 Comments

Voting is closed

Posted on January 13, 2009 by

Voting closed TODAY Jan 13 at 5PM Eastern, 2PM Pacific time. Preliminary ending numbers are available here Thanks to everyone who participated. The results won’t be final until reviewed by the judges/operators. Now back to our regularly scheduled programming.  – … Continue reading →

Posted in Announcements | 525 Comments

Can El Nino Events Explain All of the Global Warming Since 1976? – Part 2

Posted on January 12, 2009 by

Guest post by Bob Tisdale INTRODUCTION The first part of this post, Can El Nino Events Explain All of the Global Warming Since 1976? – Part 1, should be read prior to this the second part. Part 1 gives an … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 93 Comments

Another promise of a flying car – sigh

Posted on January 12, 2009 by

All thorough my childhood and adolescence I was a keen fan of all sorts of science magazines including Scientific American (the Amateur Scientist was my favorite SciAm column because it showed how to build things),  a subscription magazine from NASA’s … Continue reading →

Posted in fun_stuff, Technology | 96 Comments

Can El Nino Events Explain All of the Global Warming Since 1976? – Part 1

Posted on January 11, 2009 by

Can El Nino Events Explain All of the Global Warming Since 1976? – Part 1 A guest post by Bob Tisdale UPDATE 1 (January 12, 2009): In my extremely brief description of an El Nino event, I wrote, “…and a … Continue reading →

Posted in climate data, ENSO, Science | 213 Comments

Mauna Loa CO2 record posts smallest yearly gain in its history – maybe

Posted on January 11, 2009 by

UPDATE: I received a reply tonight from Pieter Tans, who is the manager for the MLO data, it is another error in presenting the data, similar to what happened with GISS in October, a monthly data value was carried over. … Continue reading →

Posted in Carbon dioxide, Science | 222 Comments

Polar Sea Ice Changes are Having a Net Cooling Effect on the Climate

Posted on January 10, 2009 by

A guest post by Steven Goddard One of the most widely discussed climate feedbacks is the albedo effect of polar sea ice loss.  Ice has a relatively high albedo (reflectance) so a reduction in polar ice area has the effect … Continue reading →

Posted in climate_change, sea ice | 367 Comments

What is the red dot?

Posted on January 10, 2009 by

A simple question; what is that red dot on the map? I was looking at the CONUS map browser depicting the 2008 temperature departure from normal provided by NOAA’s High Plains Regional Climate Center and noticed something odd: Click for … Continue reading →

Posted in weather_stations | 91 Comments

Mid-Winter Report Card

Posted on January 10, 2009 by

Mid-Winter Report Card Guest post by Steven Goddard We are almost at the half way point for the meteorological winter (December through February) and it is a good time to evaluate how the NOAA CPC (Climate Prediction Center) and UK Met Office … Continue reading →

Posted in weather | 175 Comments

“The good news is, if this sucker blows, global warming is not going to be a problem. “

Posted on January 9, 2009 by

Some worrisome news from Greg Laden’s Science blog, also in the running for Best Science Blog Note: Image below was not part of the original story Seismic Activity at Yellowstone by Greg Laden You have already heard that there has … Continue reading →

Posted in earth, Science | 198 Comments

Surfacestations UK project getting started

Posted on January 8, 2009 by

As many readers know, I’ve been working with a team of dedicated volunteers on the US www.surfacestations.org project since June 2007. We now have over 50% of the 1221 station network surveyed and new surveys are being added, though slowed … Continue reading →

Posted in Announcements, weather_stations | 45 Comments

Here’s an odd one: dogsled race canceled because there’s too much snow

Posted on January 8, 2009 by

How’s this for odd? Minnesota sled dog race canceled because of too much snow Patrick Springer, Forum Communications Bemidji Pioneer – 01/06/2009 Here’s another entry for the annals of noteworthy winter weather: The dogsled race near Frazee, Minn., has been … Continue reading →

Posted in weather | 14 Comments

The new NASA solar goalpost: Cycle 24, maybe not so big

Posted on January 8, 2009 by

A few days ago I wrote in State of the Sun for year end 2008: all’s quiet on the solar front – too quiet that “No new cycle 24 predictions have been issued by any solar group (that I am aware … Continue reading →

Posted in Science, solar | 287 Comments

Coal Creek, Colorado Coop Observing Station Cooling The Last Decade

Posted on January 7, 2009 by

reposted from ICECAP By Dr. Richard Keen, University of Colorado I’m the NOAA co-op observer for Coal Creek Canyon, Colorado, elevation 8950 feet, in the foothills NW of Denver.  Here is a graph of average temperatures for the past ten … Continue reading →

Posted in weather_stations | 163 Comments

UAH is out, like RSS it is down a bit

Posted on January 7, 2009 by

Although the webserver file for the UAH dataset has not been updated yet, the man who is “in the know” because he’s a major part of the process has released the December UAH global lower troposphere temperature anomaly value. It … Continue reading →

Posted in climate data, climate_change, sea ice | 73 Comments

My picks for the weblog awards

Posted on January 7, 2009 by

This weblog awards contest has few people up in arms because WUWT is currently leading. Lucia points out some of the dynamics of silliness that go on related to it. My take on it: it’s all simply fun, and the … Continue reading →

Posted in fun_stuff | 100 Comments

From Belgium: New twist on the ‘Gore Effect’

Posted on January 7, 2009 by

Jos, one of WUWT’s readers abroad writes: “It is very cold here in Beligium. This is from today’s edition of the flemish newspaper ‘De Standaard’:” You can find in online here, page 21 of the paper, and page 33 of … Continue reading →

Posted in fun_stuff, media | 75 Comments

Accuweather’s Bastardi: Global Cooling Reason for Putin Shutting off Gas Pipeline

Posted on January 6, 2009 by

Expert forecaster sees Putin’s moves with energy as a power play in anticipation of global cooling 20-30 years out. By Jeff Poor Business & Media Institute 1/6/2009 8:23:25 PM It’s not often that meteorology intersects with geopolitics – but Europe … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 145 Comments

RSS is out for December, down slightly

Posted on January 6, 2009 by

Click for a larger image RSS Data Source is here The RSS (Remote Sensing Systems of Santa Rosa, CA) Microwave Sounder Unit (MSU) lower troposphere global temperature anomaly data for December 2008 was published today and has risen slightly. This … Continue reading →

Posted in climate data, Science | 72 Comments