Coldest Temperature Ever Recorded in Oklahoma: -31F today

George E Smith says:
“…This argument is about as sensible as asking who wants to buy “2 x 4 s” in 30.48 cm increments.
The F scale was dumb when it was invented, and time hasn’t made it any less dumb.”
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It’s not clear what you’re swinging at with your metric 2X4, but it bears pointing out that just measuring pieces of wood doesn’t get houses built and it certainly doesn’t get them repaired or renovated.
It’s quite convenient that, although a 2×4 doesn’t actually measure 2 anythings by 4 anythings, it didn’t 30 years ago, either, so even a dumb carpenter can modify a wall or replace a joist.

Anthony — I never said Greenland set a record — where did you get that idea? However 19 other nations did in 2010 — all-time heat records that is. And I will tell you what is “tired” — trying make out that the temperature of 0.05% of the planet is significant.

“…Anthony — I never said Greenland set a record — where did you get that idea? However 19 other nations did in 2010 — all-time heat records that is. And I will tell you what is “tired” — trying make out that the temperature of 0.05% of the planet is significant…”
That was not surprising in the least, as the Central North America suffered unusually cool temps for much of early 2010. Check out what blocking high pressures do to the local weather enviorment. Normally when a block forms, either upstream or downstream weather will be the opposite. The -AO last year played havoc with several weather patterns.
Another infamous block formed over Russia last summer. This was in response to a stubborn zone of lower pressure over Pakistan. Pakistan received devastating floods, while White Russia and Sibera fried.

Tom R — no warming trend in the US? Think again.
Over the past century the ratio of record highs to lows slightly exceed 1:1 in the 1950s, returned to about 1:1 in the 60s and 70s, and then began increasing again in the 1980s.
From January 2000 to October 24, 2010, 310,531 record high temperatures were set across the contiguous United States. During the same period, 152,087 record low temperatures were set, giving a record highs to record lows ratio of more than 2:1. The disparity between record highs and record lows reflects the above normal temperatures experienced over the last decade — the warmest decade on record.
Data from thousands of weather stations was used, going back six decades to capture longer-term trends.Since record lows often are set at night, the researchers noted, the fact that those lows were fewer than in previous decades shows that much of the nation’s warming is occurring at night. That finding is consistent with computer models showing that higher overnight lows should be expected with climate change.
“Climate change is making itself felt in terms of day-to-day weather,” Gerald Meehl, a researcher at the National Center for Atmospheric Research, said in a statement announcing the research. “The ways these records are being broken show how our climate is already shifting.”

Smokey — Riiiiiight.
When I post evidence that record heat has occurred in 19 countries Tom R says that reliable measurements occur only in the US; when I show that the reliable temperature gauges in the US show an undeniable warming trend Smokey says you can’t tell anything from regional records; and Anthony is happy to create a blog showing record lows in 0.05% of the world because — presumably — temperature gauges work properly there, but is quick to discount record temps across 1/4 of the world’s land surface because those are the places where records are suspect.
I guess you guys have all the bases covered.
SCEPTIC = So Called Experts Perpetually Talking In Circles

Smokey, you can have your Lord Mocked Upon and the SPPI, I choose to believe NASA, NOAA, NSIDC, thousands of peer-reviewed studies and ALL the world’s major scientific organisations.
BTW — Did you get the memo? According to NASA, January 2011 was — GLOBALLY — the 11th WARMEST since 1880. And this has occurred during the continuing solar minimum and a strong La Nina. Kinda makes the story of a cold morning in Nowata, OK seem trivial, doesn’t it?

drewski says:
February 11, 2011 at 6:58 pm
Smokey, you can have your Lord Mocked Upon and the SPPI, I choose to believe NASA, NOAA, NSIDC, thousands of peer-reviewed studies and ALL the world’s major scientific organisations.
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You choose to “believe” all of the other “Establishmentarians” and have them interpret the “Truth” for you as opposed to investigating it yourself.
At least you are a loyal member of the church and the creed and for that I give you credit.
[However that is not a compliment.]
Chris
Norfolk, VA, USA

So Tom R and Smokey, you don’t believe what the world’s foremost science academies tell you, but you must believe in something. It must be something pretty infallible to trump EVERY national science academy — care to share what that is?
Oh, and I agree, that climate goes in cycles — we had a “natural’ tilt in the earth’s axis and that caused climate change; we have had extreme volcanism in the past — all natural, of course; we have had increased solar radiance — also natural; and we have even had natural meteors hit the earth; and what could be more natural than a change in earth’s orbit?
What is the “natural’ event you are referring to that has made each of the past 4 decades to be warmer than the previous ones? It must be a pretty powerful “natural” event to counter the effects of two other “natural” events currently acting upon the earth — La Nina and a solar minimum. Here is your chance to educate us ignorant Alarmists and become famous. Who knows, you may even get on TV with Hannity.

“drewski says:
February 11, 2011 at 5:18 pm
That finding is consistent with computer models showing that higher overnight lows should be expected with climate change.”
Would you not agree that “higher overnight lows” are also perfectly consistent with UHI effects? Suppose all houses are at 72 F, but the outside daytime temperature was 30 F and the nighttime temperature was 10 F. Then the time when there is the greatest DIFFERENCE in temperature would be the time when the UHI effect would be largest.

drewski says:
February 11, 2011 at 9:48 pm
Savethesharks, do you know why they are called ‘establishments”? It is because they have become established. I will bet that your computer wasn’t made in a factory erected last week by Sudanese goat herders — that would be a stupid purchase wouldn’t it? I, myself, prefer tried and true (i.e. established) companies and organizations for my goods and information. Science works the same way — choose the best sources available — less buyer remorse that way.
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Nonsense!
You are deliberately conflating private enterprise and innovation, such as the Apple computer I use….with the new NASA.
Granted…the original National Aeronautical and Space Administration was about aeronautics and space.
But now they are spending billions on a sham, sloppy, cooked-book temperature measurement system.
And beyond that….these organizations (unlike the Apple that I write this message on) are public “servants” who are supposed to be spending wisely the public dole, for “scientific research”.
And my name is Chris by the way….not “savethesharks” even though, admittedly, I strongly believe in shark conservation…
I have a name dude and I freely volunteer it here….address me by that please.
Chris
Norfolk, VA, USA