Category Archives: records

Christy on Sierra Snowfall over the last 130 years – no trend, no effect from CO2

Posted on February 18, 2012 by

Better late than never, we got a little bit busy this week. Image above from data supplied by Dr. John Christy and rendered by the San Francisco Chronicle from their story here. An excerpt: John Christy, the Alabama state climatologist … Continue reading →

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Tragic winter weather in Europe doesn’t fit the Mannian narrative

Posted on February 5, 2012 by

From the Weather is not climate unless we say it is department: Over at Climate Progress, paid propagandist Joe Romm wails about “journalistic malpractice” from Michael Mann’s words in a tweet: The wailing (Jan 31st and again Feb 4th) was … Continue reading →

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Bitter cold records broken in Alaska – all time coldest record nearly broken, but Murphy’s Law intervenes

Posted on January 30, 2012 by

Jim River, AK closed in on the all time record coldest temperature of -80°F set in 1971, which is not only the Alaska all-time record, but the record for the entire United States. Unfortunately, it seems the battery died in … Continue reading →

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NRDC’s ridiculous weather IS climate “sound the general alarm” map

Posted on December 27, 2011 by

People send me stuff. Today it is this web page from the National Resources Defense Council (NRDC), another official sounding NGO modeled in the WWF funding style of wail n’ beg. The first thought that went through my head when … Continue reading →

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Major Snow for Northeastern USA – NYC may get earliest 1″ snowfall since the Civil War

Posted on October 28, 2011 by

How long before somebody blames it on global warming? Who will be first? Romm? McKibben? AP Science writer Seth Borenstein?, some clueless politician? New York has received measurable snow before Halloween only 3 times since 1869. These events were never … Continue reading →

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Houston, we have a temperature problem

Posted on August 30, 2011 by

Eric Berger writes (excerpt below) at the Houston Chronicle “SciGuy” blog about the wicked hot record breaking temperatures people were getting in Houston on their iPhones. Turns out the whole issue is over station siting. While he located the station, … Continue reading →

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Connecticut’s new short lived all time high temperature record corrected – but was it ever a record at all?

Posted on July 30, 2011 by

The recent heat wave in the Midwest and the eastern United States has been characterized by all sorts of exaggerated claims. One even made it into Wikipedia as an “official” all time high record. From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._state_temperature_extremes Dr. Roy Spencer alerted … Continue reading →

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Northern Eurasian snowpack could be an important predictor of winter weather in U. S

Posted on June 25, 2011 by

Northern Eurasian snowpack could be an important predictor of winter weather in U. S., team from UGA reports Writer: Philip Lee Williams, 706/542-8501, phil@franklin.uga.edu Contact: Thomas Mote, 706/542-2906, tmote@uga.edu Jun 22, 2011, 13:56, Wed, 22 Jun 2011 13:56:00 -0800 Athens, … Continue reading →

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Massive drifts and late-melting snowpack

Posted on June 11, 2011 by

Guest Post by Verity Jones While the MSM is all hot under the collar about the Killer heat wave in the mid-East US, not a mention about the massive snow accumulation in the Western USA this year. It’s not just … Continue reading →

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Road opens way late due to massive snow

Posted on June 7, 2011 by

Where? Hint – somewhere in the USA details here:

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“May snow depths are deeper than anything we have seen in the last 45 years”

Posted on May 29, 2011 by

That’s from the avalanche center in the Tetons, and here is a current web-cam view up Yosemite Valley towards still-closed Tioga Pass (in the left background): AP has a nice roundup of late snow and snowpack news (including the Teton … Continue reading →

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Western snow pack is well above normal, Squaw Valley sets new all time snow record

Posted on May 18, 2011 by

From the “weather is not climate” department: All of the western states have snowpacks that are currently 110 to over 180 percent above normal with the exception of southern Colorado. This is unusual for most of the western states to … Continue reading →

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Record Snow in Sierra – Near 200% of normal at Boreal Ski resort

Posted on March 29, 2011 by

“Milder winter temperatures will decrease heavy snowstorms,” says the IPCC in 2001. Recent snows suggest much for AGW induced snow worries, but still the hype continues: “Heavy snowstorms are not inconsistent with a warming planet,” said Jeff Masters, director of … Continue reading →

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A cold day in Mexico’s Icebox

Posted on March 1, 2011 by

Guest post  by Dr. Richard Keen My first visit to Mexico nearly forty years ago began on an icy note. I boarded the overnight train in Juarez and headed south to warmer climes, or so I thought. The Ferrocarril was … Continue reading →

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New record low temperatures in San Francisco Bay area

Posted on February 26, 2011 by

Jan Null of Golden Gate Weather writes: Based on hourly weather observations a number of minimum temperature records were either set or tied in the Bay Area this morning.

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POLL and CONTEST: San Francisco Snow- How long before it gets connected to “global warming, climate change, climate disruption”?

Posted on February 24, 2011 by

Ah you know its coming, both the snow and the blame game. Here’s a NWS/NOAA graphic you don’t see very often: The forecasts say snow possibly down to sea level, or very close. I’m betting we’ll see at least snow … Continue reading →

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NYC’s seasonal snowfall: 3rd largest on record

Posted on February 22, 2011 by

New York City Seasonal Snowfall Now 3rd Greatest in the Record (since 1868); Frigid Moscow Guest post by Joseph D’Aleo, CCM New York City metro area after a welcome thaw late last week, saw cold return this weekend and then … Continue reading →

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Snowzilla post mortem – the 2011 Groundhog day blizzard in perspective

Posted on February 5, 2011 by

The nation is rather abuzz over the huge snowstorm (which I dubbed Snowzilla) this week, and I thought I’d put together a collection of loosley related news items. In light of Krauthammer’s recent comment, I’m glad I chose Snowzilla for … Continue reading →

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Brrrr…

Posted on February 4, 2011 by

This is interesting. Midday temps in the USA and Canada:

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Record monthly snowfalls in the northeast

Posted on January 29, 2011 by

According to The Winter of 95-96: A Season of Extremes, National Climatic Data Center, Hartford typically receives about 45 inches (114 cm) of snow in an average winter. The record seasonal snowfall was 115.2 inches (293 cm) during the winter of 1995–1996. … Continue reading →

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Another Eastern Snow – Brutal Winter Assault Continues

Posted on January 27, 2011 by

Guest post By Joseph D’Aleo, CCM, AMS Fellow Mother Nature for the second year in a row is sending a message to alarmists in the government and the media. Another snowstorm has swept across the nation and focused its fury … Continue reading →

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New record cold temperatures in Minnesota

Posted on January 21, 2011 by

From NWS Duluth, MN, an old record beaten by five degrees: RECORD EVENT REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 518 PM CST FRI JAN 21 2011 …RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE SET AT INTERNATIONAL FALLS MN… A RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE OF -46 … Continue reading →

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USA record lows outpace record highs 19 to 1 this week

Posted on December 31, 2010 by

539 new snowfall records were also set. Since we are often treated to lists of record high temperatures when heat waves occur and they are improperly linked to global warming (like in Russia’s heat wave this summer), I thought it … Continue reading →

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NOAA on Miami Florida: Coldest December on Record

Posted on December 30, 2010 by

From the NOAA National Weather Service Office in Miami comes this year end report: 2010 South Florida Weather Year in Review Coldest December on Record Concludes Year of Extremes December 30th, 2010: Temperature and precipitation extremes marked the weather of … Continue reading →

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December cold – unprecedented?

Posted on December 29, 2010 by

BBC news has reported that 40,000 homes are still without water in Northern Ireland after the recent spell of freezing temperatures. Many have been without water for more than 10 days, and reservoirs are being drained due to an unprecedented … Continue reading →

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